Cessna 560 accident near Cresco, IA
On July 19, 2006, a Cessna 560 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cresco, IA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 19, 2006
- Place
- Cresco, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.366°N, 92.131°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060725X01011
Official records · CHI06FA193
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 19, 2006, at 1104 central daylight time, a Cessna 560, N636SE, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during an aborted landing on runway 33 (2,949 feet by 50 feet, concrete) at Ellen Church Field Airport (CJJ), Cresco, Iowa. The airplane was located in a cornfield about 1,751 feet north of the departure end of runway 33. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Flight crew services were provided by Jackson Air Charter, Inc (JAC). The left seat pilot and right seat pilot received fatal injuries, and the two passengers received serious injuries. The flight last departed from University-Oxford Airport (UOX), Oxford, Mississippi, at 0920, and was en route to Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, when it diverted to CJJ. The JAC Trip Sheet Information lists the following itinerary for four passengers, including the passengers aboard the accident flight. --------------------------------------- Depart from Jackson at 0600; Arrive Gulfport-Biloxi at 0639 Depart from Gulfport-Biloxi at 0700; Arrive at Destin-Ft. Walton, Fla. at 0739 Depart Destin-Ft. Walton at 0745; Arrive at Meridian, Miss. at 0830 Depart from Key Field, Miss. at 0845; Arrive at Oxford, Miss., at 0924 Depart from Oxford, Miss. at 1000; Arrive at Rochester, Minn. At 1151 Depart from Rochester, Minn. at 1300; Arrive at Oxford, Miss. at 1445 Depart from Oxford, Miss. at 1730; Arrive at Meridian, Miss. at 1809 Depart from Meridian, Miss. at
Probable cause
The flight crew's inadequate aeronautical decision-making and poor crew resource management (CRM), including the inadequate use of the on-board sources (such as the flight management system and navigation charts), to get critical information about Ellen Church Field Airport, including runway direction and length. Contributing factors to the accident were the flight crew's failure to consider and u
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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.
