Cessna 560 accident near Carlsbad, CA
On January 24, 2006, a Cessna 560 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 24, 2006
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.127°N, 117.289°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060202X00149
Official records · SEA06MA047
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications (Southern California TRACON): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
*** THIS REPORT WAS MODIFIED ON DECEMBER 18, 2007 ** HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 24, 2006, approximately 0640 Pacific standard time, a Cessna Citation 560, N86CE, impacted the localizer antenna platform during an aborted landing (go-around) on runway 24 at McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California. The two airline transport pilots and their two passengers received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned by GOSHIP AIR, LLC, of Ketchum, Idaho, was destroyed by the impact sequence and the post crash fire. The flight, which was carried out under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho, at 0600 mountain standard time (MST), and was being operated under an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. At the time of the accident, the crew had canceled their IFR flight plan, and were executing a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) approach to runway 24 in visual meteorological conditions. The owners (principles) of GOSHIP AIR, LLC, were two businessmen with no professional aviation experience. According to one of the two principals of GOSHIP AIR, LLC, the flight to Carlsbad was scheduled on the day prior to the flight as a result of a phone call from JAXAIR, LLC, which consisted of one individual who was a pilot and was hired to manage the accident airplane for GOSHIP AIR (see the "Additional Data and Information" for detailed information regarding GOSHIP AIR and JAXAIR), According to the GOSHIP AIR principal, during this phone call, he was advised that JAXAIR and a local businessman had discussed the possibility of using the accident airplane to fly
Probable cause
The captain's delayed decision to execute a balked landing (go-around) during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident include the captain's improper decision to land with a tailwind, his excessive airspeed on final approach, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
