Cessna 560XL N613QS
15 April 2008 · White Plains, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 2008 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 560XL registered N613QS, operated by NetJets Aviation, Inc. (Program Manager), was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, United States. 4 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Plains, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westchester County (HPN)
- Coordinates
- 41.6669, -73.7075
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560XL
- Registration
- N613QS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- NetJets Aviation, Inc. (Program Manager)
- Operating rule
- Part 91 Subpart K: Fractional
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → White Plains
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08LA162
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
An uncommanded landing gear retraction after touchdown for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After an uneventful flight, the airplane touched down at its destination airport. Approximately 3 seconds after touchdown, about the time when the speedbrakes were deployed, the landing gear warning horn began to annunciate and the landing gear retracted. There were no unsafe landing gear configuration warnings prior to touchdown. Extensive testing of the airplane's hydraulic and electrical systems did not reveal any malfunctions that would have resulted in the accident sequence. The landing gear and speedbrake systems were independent; however, wiring from both systems were located on five sets of common connectors. Examination of the wires and connector pins within wiring bundles common to the speedbrake and landing gear system did not reveal any evidence of electrical faults; however, an electrical short could have existed at the time of the accident which would have resulted in a spurious retract signal and would not have been evident in subsequent testing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 560 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2008 | Cessna 560 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | NetJets Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Cessna 560XL | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | AT&T Alascom, affiliate of AT&T Management Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2010 | Cessna 560XL | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Executive Jet Management Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna 560 | Cresco, Iowa, United States | G & S Holdings | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2006 | Cessna 560 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2006 | Cessna 560 | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2008 | Robinson R44 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2008 | Cessna 172F | White Plains, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2008 | Cessna C-195 | Johnstown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2008 | Cessna 172 | Corning, New York, United States | Costa Flying Services | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Aerospatiale AS355F1 | New York, New York, United States | Liberty Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2008 | Sikorsky S-76C | New York, New York, United States | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | No injuries | - |