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Loss of Control on Takeoff in Icing Conditions — Citation 560XL

NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports · Accident report · AAR-22/04 · Published 2022-09-20 · National Transportation Safety Board · 1 author

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Abstract

Cessna Citation 560XL fatal takeoff icing accident, March 2018. Investigation of a Citation 560XL loss-of-control takeoff accident in icing conditions. NTSB found inadequate de-icing procedure execution + flight crew failure to detect the supercooled-droplet hazard. Drove revisions to AC 91-74 Pilot Guide to Flight in Icing.

Author

  • National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

  • icing
  • takeoff
  • business jet
  • de-icing
  • supercooled droplets

Citation

National Transportation Safety Board (2022). Loss of Control on Takeoff in Icing Conditions — Citation 560XL. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports ID AAR-22/04. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR2204.aspx ↗