Cessna 560XL N590AK
30 April 2008 · Port Heiden, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 2008 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 560XL registered N590AK, operated by AT&T Alascom, affiliate of AT&T Management Service, was involved in an accident near Port Heiden, Alaska, United States. 6 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Heiden (PAPH)
- Coordinates
- 56.9500, -158.0000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560XL
- Registration
- N590AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- AT&T Alascom, affiliate of AT&T Management Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Port Heiden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The flying pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flightcrew was landing a twin-engine turbofan airplane on Runway 23, a 5,000-foot long, by 100-foot wide, gravel runway, which required a correction for right crosswind. The captain said that during touchdown he inadvertently applied a small amount of left rudder pedal input to correct for a right crosswind as the nose wheel touched down. The airplane veered sharply to the left and went off the left side of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The captain reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. At the time of the accident, winds were reported to be 320 degrees, at 12 knots. The captain noted that the accident might have been prevented if the airplane had a nose wheel disconnect option.
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 | - |
| 15 Apr 2008 | Cessna 560XL | White Plains, New York, United States | NetJets Aviation, Inc. (Program Manager) | 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |