# NTSB CEN13WA297: Cessna 510, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, April 16, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 16, 2013, 07:06 local (07:06 UTC)
- Place: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Location: 49.6268° N, 6.2121° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (ELLX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.6268&lon=6.2121&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Administration des Enquêtes Techniques (AET)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA297
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87007/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA297

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 16, 2013, at 0706 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 510, Luxembourg registered LX-FGL, owned and operated by Flying Group LUX S.A., was substantially damaged in flight. The airplane landed without further incident at Luxembourg Findel International Airport (ELLX), Luxembourg. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, one crew member, and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Antwerp International Airport (EBAW), Antwerp, Belgium, and was en route to ELLX. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Luxembourg government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Administration des Enquêtes Techniques (AET) government or Luxembourg. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Administration des Enquêtes Techniques (AET) 2, rue du Fort Wallis L-2714 Luxembourg Adresse postale: B.P. 1388 L-1013 Luxembourg

## Aircraft

- Registration: LX-FGL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 510
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Flying Group Lux S.A.
- Registered owner: Flying Group Lux S.A.
- Departed: EBAW, Antwerp
- Destination: ELLX, Luxembourg
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ELLX, Luxembourg Findel Intl Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: ELLX

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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