A twin-engine Cessna Citation went off the runway and crashed at Santa Monica Airport Sunday evening. The incident occurred at 6:20 p.m. The plane apparently struck a hangar, according to Ian Gregor, public affairs manager for the FAA. There is no word on how many people were on board or their condition. The plane originated from Hailey, Idaho. (Hailey is a small community of less than 8,000 residents but its proximity to mountains has made it a popular spot for celebrities over the years… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) 更多...
N194SJ landed behind a Learjet, witness reported a hard landing, near end of the runway aircraft reported veered off the right side of the runway with a wing striking one of these poles;
Striking the hangars located here; http://www.ourairports.com/airports/KSMO/#lat=34.012551252983414,lon=-118.45627695322037,zoom=19,type=Satellite,airport=KSMO
Info is unconfirmed but from witness to the accident.
I believe the plane was owned by Mark Benjamin - Morley Builders. http://www.morleybuilders.com/ as that address in Malibu is listed under Mark Benjamin Trust and that family had a long presence in Hailey, Idaho community. We'll just have to wait and see.
We are aware of a plane crash at Santa Monica Airport last night. While we do not have specific facts, we believe that our President and CEO, Mark Benjamin, and his son, Luke Benjamin, a Senior Project Engineer with us were on board.
We are unable to issue a further statement at this time. We will provide you with more updates as soon as we learn of them. Thank you.
I think you could be correct. If so this would not be the first Cessna owned by Mark Benjamin destroyed in a crash. A Cessna 421C was severely damaged in a crash in 2002 in Hailey Idaho:
According to an eyewitness employed at the airport a tire burst after landing, causing the plane to veer off. Local news reports that sadly there were no survivors.
Video: Cessna Citation Jet Crashes at Santa Monica Airport
A twin-engine Cessna Citation business jet that was landing at the Santa Monica Airport this evening at approximately 6:30 pm went off the runway and crashed into a plane hangar. No word on occupants yet.
The following statement has been issued by Morley Builders:
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Charles Muttillo, Vice President of Morely Builders, the registered owners of the plane, issued a statement about the crash Monday.
“We are aware of a plane crash at Santa Monica Airport last night. While we do not have specific facts, we believe that our President and CEO, Mark Benjamin, and his son, Luke Benjamin, a Senior Project Engineer with us were on board. We are unable to issue a further statement at this time. We will provide you with more updates as soon as we learn of them. Thank you.”
That is a video copied from the original link I submitted below http://www.yovenice.com/2013/09/29/cessna-citation-jet-crashes-at-santa-monica-airport/
From the Morley Builders Web Page http://www.morleybuilders.com/ :
September 30, 2013
We are aware of a plane crash at Santa Monica Airport last night. While we do not have specific facts, we believe that our President and CEO, Mark Benjamin, and his son, Luke Benjamin, a Senior Project Engineer with us were on board.
We are unable to issue a further statement at this time. We will provide you with more updates as soon as we learn of them. Thank you.
NTSB reports and probable causes generally take a year or more. What information are you looking for? The preliminary information is here: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130930X32148&key=1
You can contact the NTSB in about 8 months from now and ask when the hearing for case #WPR13FA430, when final report is estimated to be released it will appear here; http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/InvestRel.aspx.
In the case of N194SJ - it appears everything was normal right up until the touchdown - cockpit voice recorder was recovered, so my guess this accident report will take from 14 months to 18 months from the day of the accident.
Not the longest runway in the world but if there were only the son, the father and the girlfriend of the son that are known to have been on the plane the forth could have been the pilot....no one knows yet.....I've known of some pretty big and fast planes landing on comparable runways....There is an Eclispe crew that lands on a runway at an airport outside of CLT that is only about 3500 ft in length.....all signs point to the blown tire and the fact that they landed behind a lear....I am thinking they or he got behind the plane trying to figure out what the lear was doing and landed hot all while knowing that they only had so much usable runway and slammed it down to get the full length.
A Private Pilot rated in a twin engine jet!! Pilot Error, the FAA needs to stop this non-sense, and make any VLJ type rating at least a Commercial certificate with at least 500 hours PIC Jet! Or hire a professional pilot to fly the jet. I have flown as instructor pilot with several low time Private Pilots rated in the VLJ,(CJ, EMB-500, 505), very scary! RIP!
An applicant for a CE-525S type rating must fly to ATP standards during the check ride regardless if they hold a Private, Commercial or ATP certificate. Are you advocating that during the type rating check ride they should demonstrate chandelles, lazy eights, eights on pylons and power-off 180's?
When I was a corp pax, our MU-2 ALWAYS had a commercial rated pilot, and a high hour right seat. ALWAYS! One of my customers recently met me in their Citation Mustang - I was amazed to see just one pilot. None of my business, didn't ask rating or anything (They were coming in for a meeting and leaving without me) - but that that kind of horse-power is certified for single pilot???? Not getting this boy on that...
I have seen it way to many times, I'm sorry. I'm an ATP pilot, 13,000+ hours, 14 pure jet types, Current in the B737 and GIV. Both the EMB products have the Garman 1000, with XM- Radio, and these guys are listing to Elton John while taxing out in PHX. NUTS!!
(CNN) -- A plane went off a runway after landing Sunday at California's Santa Monica Airport, said a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Ian Gregor, the spokesman, did not know how many people were on board the twin-engine Cessna Citation at the time of the incident. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
http://www.ourairports.com/airports/KSMO/#lat=34.013476150494384,lon=-118.45467567443848,zoom=20,type=Satellite,airport=KSMO
the aircraft then spun leaving debris beside the runway prior to striking the hangar;
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Striking the hangars located here; http://www.ourairports.com/airports/KSMO/#lat=34.012551252983414,lon=-118.45627695322037,zoom=19,type=Satellite,airport=KSMO
Info is unconfirmed but from witness to the accident.