Cessna 560 N810QS

Summary

On 2 December 2013 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 560 registered N810QS, operated by NetJets Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Walton, Indiana, United States. 3 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

2 December 2013 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Walton, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.6322, -86.1981

Aircraft

Cessna 560

Registration

N810QS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

2

Operator

NetJets Aviation, Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Myers → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA075

Nobody was injured.

The inflight separation of the upper and lower right engine cowlings for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew of the twin-engine jet heard a "bang," and experienced a slight yawing of the airplane during the initial descent for landing. The flight continued to a normal landing, and a post-flight inspection revealed that the right engine upper and lower cowlings had separated from the engine and struck the right horizontal stabilizer. Recovered sections of the departed cowling doors were examined, but the reason for the separation could not be determined because the engine cowling quick-release fasteners were not recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.