The pilot had just taken off from England’s Bournemouth Airport in his recently purchased Cessna Citation CJ1+ when the airplane rolled sharply left and began descending.
A loose screw led to a series of problems that resulted in the Citation’s uncommanded roll and unexpected descent, the U.K. AAIB says.
by Linda Werfelman | January 4, 2021
The pilot had just taken off from England’s Bournemouth Airport in his recently purchased Cessna Citation CJ1+ when the airplane rolled sharply left and began descending.
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