Cessna 560 accident near Farmington, CT

On September 2, 2021, a Cessna 560 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Farmington, CT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

September 2, 2021

Place

Farmington, CT

Aircraft

Cessna 560 · Airplane

Injuries

4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

41.698°N, 72.863°W

NTSB ID

20210902103791

Official records · ERA21FA346

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription Of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Chronological Summary Of Flight Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 2, 2021, at 0951 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 560XLS+ airplane, N560AR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Farmington, Connecticut. All four airplane occupants (the pilot, copilot, and two passengers) were fatally injured. One person on the ground sustained serious injuries, and three people sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to FAA air traffic control audio recordings and CVR transcription, about 0913, the copilot contacted the Yankee Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility to obtain an instrument flight rules clearance to Dare County Regional Airport (MQI), Manteo, North Carolina. The controller provided the clearance and advised the flight to hold for release. About 0948, the copilot contacted the controller and advised that the flight was taxiing and would be ready in 1 minute, and the controller instructed the flight crew to hold for release. The flight taxied toward runway 2, and at 0948:20, the CVR recorded the controller advising the flight crew that the flight was released for departure and to enter controlled airspace on a 20° heading. The copilot, who was the PM and seated in the right seat as SIC, repeated the instruction. The CVR recorded the PM discussing the departure frequency and transponder code while the PF, who was seated in the left seat and was PIC, said, “kay flaps. trim three times. pitot heat on.” The copilot then said that the pitot static was coming on. Those items were part of the before takeoff

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command’s failure to release the parking brake before attempting to initiate the takeoff, which produced an unexpected retarding force and airplane-nose-down pitching moment that prevented the airplane from becoming airborne within the takeoff distance available and not before the end of the airport terrain. Contributing to the accident were the airplane’s lack of a warning that the p

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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.