Cessna 560 N839QS

Summary

On 1 September 2008 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 560 registered N839QS, operated by NetJets Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2008 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX)

Coordinates

37.9522, -107.9053

Aircraft

Cessna 560

Registration

N839QS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

NetJets Aviation, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Tellurdie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA221

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. A factor was the reported wind shear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On final approach to land, the twin-jet airplane encountered an increasing headwind accompanied by a "Caution Wind shear" audio alert, while approximately 50 feet above ground level. The airplane landed hard and bounced several times before departing the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot and copilot were able to exit unassisted. The forward pressure bulkhead, fuselage, and left aileron sustained structural damage during the accident. In addition, the nose wheel assembly was found separated from the fuselage. An examination of the nose wheel assembly revealed that the fracture was consistent with an overload failure. No anomalies were reported with the airplane's flight controls or engines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.