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.
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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Actual weather was worse than forecast, and the F100 crew believed they had no options other than repeated attempts to land at their planned destination, the ATSB said.
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A 300-hour inspection could have detected problems with the engine compressor in a Bell 206 before a fatal crash the NTSB says.
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The ATSB says a pilot’s mistaken belief that an approaching 737 would land behind his Caravan was a factor in a separation occurrence.
