Edmonton - Edmonton

On October 30, 2012 at 06:33 AM, Edmonton - Edmonton experienced a crash involving Cessna 560 Citation V, operated by Can-West Corporate Air Charters, with the event recorded near Edmonton-Intl Alberta.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Edmonton-City Centre Airport in the early morning on a positioning flight to Edmonton-Intl, carrying two pilots. En route, the crew encountered IMC conditions with moderate icing and the deicing systems were activated. For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard on runway 02, causing the right main gear to collapse. The aircraft veered off runway to the right and came to rest in a grassy area. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FBCW, MSN 560-0191, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3097°, -113.5859°.