560XL down in CT

[Wardogg]

4 Dead After Business Jet Crashes Into Building in Farmington: Police

Four people have died after a plane crash in Farmington, according to police. The plane, a Cessna Citation 560X business jet, crashed into a building on Hyde Road around 10 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Police said two pilots and two passengers were on the plane. The...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[SteveC]

Runway 3665’ x 75’

AirNav: 4B8 - Robertson Field Airport

Complete aeronautical information about Robertson Field Airport (Plainville, CT, USA), including location, runways, taxiways, navaids, radio frequencies, FBO information, fuel prices, sunrise and sunset times, aerial photo, airport diagram.

www.airnav.com

 

[Murdoughnut]

3,665 feet ain't a lot of room. Here's a video of the same tail taking off from there last year apparently (and apparently with a tailwind).

 

[SteveC]

Looks like they were based there…

History ✈ N560AR - FlightAware

Best Flight Tracker: Live Tracking Maps, Flight Status, and Airport Delays for airline flights, private/GA flights, and airports.

flightaware.com

 

[GypsyPilot]

Wow, that is ugly. Looks is it’s just to to right of the centerline of R02.

 

[ahw01]

TRUMPF

 

[Fixtur]

I've flown in there a few times. Not the shortest runway but I wouldn't fly a jet in there.

It's all fine until it's not with a runway that short.

 

[dustoff17]

RIP!

 

[Apophis]

TRUMPF

I saw that too. WTF is that building??

 

[ASpilot2be]

I saw that too. WTF is that building??

TRUMPF the solutions provider

As a high-tech company, TRUMPF provides manufacturing solutions in the fields of machine tools, laser technology, electronics, and Industry 4.0.

www.trumpf.com

 

[Skåning]

 

[Crockrocket94]

Doable in an excel, we used to fly a C650 in and out of a 4000' strip regularly, bleeds off takeoff, but it could do it. It wasn't like we were flying for 4 hours after we left. Usually it was an hour or 1.5 hour flight MAX. XL had better TO numbers...

Sad to hear.

 

[ahw01]

did it just go offroading down the cart track?

 

[FlyingAccountant]

did it just go offroading down the cart track?

I'm guessing they were airborne for a few moments to have gotten as far as they did.

Maybe the blew a tire on takeoff? Dunno.

 

[T/O w/FSII]

What does being a jet have to do with it? Plenty of margin. Maybe. I guess we will see

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Inverted]

Been a half a lifetime since I flew the XLS but that is pretty tight. That being said, they didn't overrun on takeoff. I wonder if they weren't configured properly and eventually stalled. Sadly this is the start of the process where we find out things about the crew and how they operated the plane...

 

[MFT1Air]

RIP!

My condolences.

 

[DropTank]

Closest airport:

KHFD 030353Z 32007KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2998
KHFD 021953Z COR 350010KT G19 10SM BKN060 23/08 A2983
KHFD 020844Z AUTO 01012G19KT 10SM BKN009 BKN019 OVC080 15/13 A2963 RMK AO2 RAE41 CIG 007V015 P0001 T01500128
KHFD 020753Z AUTO 36014G20KT 6SM RA BR SCT009 BKN013 OVC043 15/13 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP041 P0011 T01500128
KHFD 020719Z AUTO 36013G18KT 3SM RA BR SCT009 BKN012 OVC032 15/13 A2964 RMK AO2 P0008 T01500133
KHFD 020701Z AUTO 01012G19KT 5SM RA BR BKN008 BKN037 OVC060 15/13 A2964 RMK AO2 PRESRR P0001

So no tailwind.
Engine failure looks more likely.

 

[Jimmy_Norton]

Anyone know what the facility with all the piping is? Looks like something related to a natural gas pipeline. This is about halfway between the departure end of the runway and where the airplane came to rest. Would have been bad news had the airplane hit that.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Anyone know what the facility with all the piping is? Looks like something related to a natural gas pipeline. This is about halfway between the departure end of the runway and where the airplane came to rest. Would have been bad news had the airplane hit that. View attachment 60693

I saw that too and assumed it was a water pump station, but you're right, might be gas.