Cessna 650 N220CM

Summary

On 14 March 2019 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 650 registered N220CM, operated by Rp Sales And Leasing Inc, was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, 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.

Date

14 March 2019 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Sanford International (SFB)

Coordinates

28.7769, -81.2350

Aircraft

Cessna 650

Registration

N220CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1988

Engines

2

Operator

Rp Sales And Leasing Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Sanford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA19TA133

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to keep the airplane on the taxiway while taxiing at night. Contributing to the accident was a miscommunication between the flight crewmembers about the position of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after landing the airplane at night, the taxiway that he normally used was occupied, so he taxied toward the ramp via an alternate taxiway. As he approached the ramp, there were four or five airplanes on the ramp, and the pilot asked the copilot if the area was clear on the right side. The pilot was referring to the ground path, but the copilot thought he was referring to the other airplanes. When the copilot replied that they were clear, the pilot turned right. The airplane then exited the taxiway onto grass and the nosewheel struck concrete, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage structure above the nose landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.