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NTSB Cites Pilot’s Descent Error and Inoperative Lights in San Diego Jet Crash

Investigators conclude the jet collided with power lines in heavy fog with runway alignment lights out of service

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Overview

  • The preliminary report finds the pilot flew below the published glideslope while executing an RNAV approach in thick fog
  • A NOTAM had warned that runway alignment indicator lights at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport were out of service since March 28, 2022
  • ADS-B data show the Cessna Citation S550 struck power lines 90–95 feet above ground about 1.8 nautical miles from the runway
  • All six people aboard were killed and one home plus 20 cars were destroyed while several nearby structures were damaged
  • The NTSB’s ongoing investigation into instrument approach procedures and airport infrastructure reliability will conclude with a final report expected within a year