Accidents
Preliminary Report: Aborted landing goes awry
CESSNA CITATION CJ2, DEXTER, MAINE, OCT.

CESSNA CITATION CJ2, DEXTER, MAINE, OCT. 7, 2002–At 10:23 a.m. Cessna Citation CJ2 N57EJ was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway at Dexter Regional Airport (1B0). The 58-year-old airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger were seriously injured; two other passengers received minor injuries and a small dog riding in the aircraft was killed. The aircraft departed Robertson Airport (4B8) in Plainville, Conn., at 9:30 a.m. on an IFR flight plan for the Part 91 flight.

According to the pilot, after departure from 4B8 he climbed to FL 290 as per his clearance. The flight progressed without incident, and approximately 80 mi south of 1B0 he initiated a descent while being vectored by ATC for the GPS 34 approach.

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