# NTSB WPR19WA090: Cessna 560, Bauchi, Nigeria, October 3, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 2018, 07:54 local (07:54 UTC)
- Place: Bauchi, Nigeria
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99068/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA090

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 3, 2018, about 0754 universal coordinated time, a Cessna Citation XLS+/Nigerian 5N-HAR sustained minor damage during takeoff roll at Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa / Bauchi State International Airport, Bauchi, Nigeria. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of Nigeria. It was reported that the airplane could not lift off at V1. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Nigeria. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Nigeria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-HAR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560 (XL)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 560-6067
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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