Cessna 560XL accident near Columbus, Ohio, September 26, 2005
On September 26, 2005 at about 1:05 pm local time, a Cessna 560XL, registered N699QS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Columbus, Ohio (Port Columbus Intl airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 2005 · about 1:05 pm local time
- Place
- Columbus, Ohio · Port Columbus Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560XL · all 560XLs on the register
- Registration
- N699QS · registry record · serial 560-5199
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear collapsed during taxi for takeoff. Examination and functional testing of the airplane and associated systems revealed no anomalies that could be determined to have resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. Additional investigation involving functional testing, examination, teardown inspection, and dimensional examination of the landing gear actuator revealed no anomalies that could be determined to have resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,678 hours in all; 461 in this make and model; 4,200 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 17,083 hours in all; 1,383 in this make and model; 14,550 as pilot in command; 1,135 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,953 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, August 1, 2005; 116 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 20,000 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW545A (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW545A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CMH Columbus OH at 1:05 pm
- Destination: HKY Hickory NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 500 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.76 inHg
- Observation at 12:51 pm from CMH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 CHI05LA277.