NTSB Animation of Marlin Air Cessna Citation Accident Investigation Near Milwaukee Wisconsin
January 17, 2010
Video courtesy: NTSB
Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of an aircraft that lost control and impacted water was the pilots’ mismanagement of an abnormal flight control situation through improper actions, including lack of crew coordination, and failing to control airspeed and to prioritize control of the airplane.
On June 4, 2007, about 4:00pm CST, a Cessna Citation 550, N550BP, impacted Lake Michigan shortly after departure from General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MKE). The two pilots and four passengers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated by Marlin Air under the provisions of Part 135. The aircraft was carrying a human organ for a transplant operation in Michigan. At the time of the accident, marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the surface, and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed aloft; the flight operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan.
Due to the lack of a data recording system, the Board could not determine the exact nature of the initiating event of the accident. However, the evidence indicated that the two most likely scenarios were a runaway trim or the inadvertent engagement of the autopilot, rather than the yaw damper, at takeoff.
The Board further noted that the event was controllable if the captain had not allowed the airspeed and resulting control forces to increase while he tried to troubleshoot the problem. By allowing the airplane’s airspeed to increase while engaging in poorly coordinated troubleshooting efforts, the pilots allowed an abnormal situation to escalate to an emergency.
Therefore, the NTSB concluded that if the pilots had simply maintained a reduced airspeed while they responded to the situation, the aerodynamic forces on the airplane would not have increased significantly. At reduced airspeeds, the pilots should have been able to maintain control of the airplane long enough to either successfully troubleshoot and resolve the problem or return safely to the airport.
Contributing to the accident were Marlin Air’s operational safety deficiencies, including the inadequate checkrides administered by Marlin Air’s chief pilot/check airman, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) failure to detect and correct those deficiencies, which placed a pilot who inadequately emphasized safety in the position of company chief pilot and designated check airman and placed an ill-prepared pilot in the first officer’s seat.
Results from the Board’s investigation indicated that the captain did not adhere to procedures or comply with regulations, and that he routinely abbreviated checklists. Subsequently, the NTSB concluded that the pilots’ lack of discipline, lack of in-depth systems knowledge, and failure to adhere to procedures contributed to their inability to cope with anomalies experienced during the accident flight. Thus, the Board also concluded that Marlin Air’s selection of a chief pilot/check airman who failed to comply with procedures and regulations contributed to a culture that allowed an ill-prepared first officer to fly in Part 135 operations.
The report adopted today by the Board, points out that FAA guidance regarding appointment of check airmen requires Principal Operations Inspectors (POI) to verify the check airman candidate’s “certificates and background.” Additionally, all required training must be completed, and the airman’s training records must show satisfactory completion of initial, transition, or upgrade training, as applicable. The guidance does not specifically address POI actions when the background evaluation discloses negative information. This lack of guidance can result in the appointment of check airmen who do not adhere to standards and who possibly jeopardize flight safety.
As a result of this accident investigation, the Safety Board issued recommendations to the FAA, and the American Hospital Association regarding airplane and system deficiencies, FAA oversight, and the safety ramifications of an operator’s financial health.
A summary of the findings of the Board’s report is available on the NTSB’s website at:http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/2009/AAR0906.htm
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Cessna Citation CJ2 third flight Linz 06 Giant RC Jet
January 4, 2010
High friends
This was my third flight in total and recorded at the airshow in Linz. Tech specs please find in my other vids. Was charged three times the landing fee, due to a little wind shear and my late action!
b.r.
Wolfgang
Duration : 0:3:57
Cessna Citation X pouso em Guarulhos
December 31, 2009
Cessna Citation X pousando em Guarulhos
Cessna Citation X landing at Guarulhos
Duration : 0:4:0
Aero-TV: Cessna’s Next-Gen CJ – The Citation CJ4 (Part 2)
December 10, 2009
A Much Upgraded CJ Makes Ready To Enter The Market
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… how many times have you heard that? Well, as good as that advice might be for most folks, its but an unfair limitation on the folks at Cessna who have a habit of taking perfectly great little airplanes and tweaking them enough to make them remarkably and demonstrably better… as appears to be th case with Cessna’s upcoming CJ4.
The keyword involved with the CJ4 program is “More.” The CJ4 adds a number of aerodynamic enhancements as well as the Williams FJ44-4A engine to amp up the performance benefits numbers. Each of the FJ-44As generates 3,400 pounds of thrust, while the resultant max payload becomes 2100 pounds — with a full-fuel payload of a solid 1000 pounds. At max takeoff weight, the CJ4 will require as little as 3300 feet of runway and only 2665 feet to land.
CJ4s can also climb directly to 45,000 feet in just 28 minutes, and offer up a cruise of 451 knots — putting it solidly in the ‘500-mph club.’ With its NBAA IFR 100 nm reserves, the CJ4 boasts a range of 1963 nm. Like the rest of the CJ pack, the FADEC-augmented bird is designed for eventual single-pilot certification.
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Duration : 0:8:56
Cessna Citation 560 busting out of short strip
November 9, 2009
Cessna 560 getting it done. 2,200′ x 40′ runway.
Duration : 0:0:39
Cessna Citation 500 RC Jet
September 9, 2009
This is a radio controlled model from our club. Build from an old Marutaka kit and converted to electric power.
Duration : 0:4:34
Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang for FSX
August 20, 2009
Watch in HD! This is the recently released Cessna Citation Mustang from Flight1. I just got started with this plane and am still in the stages of studying the Garmin G1000 before doing too many flights. This video is just a quick run through of a startup.
http://mustang.flight1.net
Duration : 0:4:11
CESSNA CITATION MUSTANG VLJ
August 16, 2009
An Exclusive flight test of the brand new Cessna Mustang Very Light Jet.
Airline Pilot and former RAF Tornado pilot Pablo Mason put the new jet through it’s paces.
Duration : 0:3:55
Cessna Citation 500
August 3, 2009
Try out this freeware add-on. Link to FlightSim.com here – http://tinyurl.com/kr8jah
The FSX version is here – http://tinyurl.com/m746n7
Follow me on twitter – http://twitter.com/Cessna154
Cessna Citation 500 was created under Microsofts Game Content Usage Rules using ets from Flight Simulator 2004, © Microsoft Corporation.
Duration : 0:2:31
Cessna Columbus
July 12, 2009
the All new Columbus from cessna (A textron Company)
Duration : 0:4:43
