Cessna 510 incident near Lugano, Ch, October 6, 2018
On October 6, 2018 at about 9:45 am local time, a Cessna 510, registered OEFID, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing near Lugano. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 2018 · about 9:45 am local time
- Place
- Lugano, Ch
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 510 No Series · all 510s on the register
- Registration
- OEFID · no longer on the register · serial 510-0040
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 6, 2018, about 0945 Universal Coordinated Time, a Cessna Citation 510, OE-FID, experienced a tire failure during landing at the Lugano Airport (LSZA), Lugano, Switzerland. There were no injuries to the 2 crewmembers. The flight originated from the London Luton Airport (EGGW), London, United Kingdom.The Swiss Transportation Safety Board (STSB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the National Transportation Safety Board has designated a US accredited representative to assist the STSB in its investigation. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board – Aviation Division. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB Aviation Division Aéropôle 1 CH-3003 Bern Tel. +41 58 466 33 00 Fax +41 58 466 33 01 info@sust.admin.ch
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 8,644 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: EGGW Luton
- Destination: LSZA Lugano
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN19WA019.