Last updated: 18 October 2019
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Saturday 31 August 2019 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 510 Citation Mustang |
| Operator: | Star Jet LLC |
| Registration: | N551WH |
| C/n / msn: | 510-0055 |
| First flight: | 2008 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F/A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | El Monte-San Gabriel Valley Airport, CA (EMT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | El Monte-San Gabriel Valley Airport, CA (EMT/KEMT), United States of America |
| Thermal Airport, CA (TRM/KTRM), United States of America |
A Cessna 510 Citation Mustang, registered N551WH, was substantially damaged when it suffered a runway excursion during a takeoff attempt from runway 1 at San Gabriel Valley Airport, California, USA. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries.
Runway 1 has a Takeoff Distance Available (TODA) of 3995 feet (1218 m).
The pilot reported that after he taxied onto runway 1, a 3,995 ft long and 75 ft wide asphalt runway, he applied takeoff power. During the takeoff roll, he noticed that the airplane was not accelerating beyond about 70 knots and decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane subsequently veered to the left, exited the runway and came to rest upright about 800 ft beyond the departure end of runway 1.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» sgvcitywatch.com» nbclosangeles.com
Photos
Video, social media
#elmonte #emt aircraft down at el monte airport. Cessna 510. pic.twitter.com/jmge3Bh6JN
— Chris&Anita (@Chrisnanita) August 31, 2019
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Distance from El Monte-San Gabriel Valley Airport, CA to Thermal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from El Monte-San Gabriel Valley Airport, CA to Thermal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
