Accidents
NTSB: Citation V in Overrun Was Snow-coated, Overweight
Rejected takeoff initiated above the decision speed
A Citation V that slid off the runway in Pagosa Springs in 2024
Snow being removed from wings by airport personnel (Source: PSO airport surveillance video). © NTSB Report Image

Inadequate preflight planning, poor preflight inspection, and an attempt to take off above a Cessna Citation V’s mtow with snow-contaminated wings led to a runway overrun on Dec. 27, 2024 at Stevens Field Airport (KPSO) in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, according to a newly released NTSB final report. The overweight condition and contaminated wings likely kept the airplane from rotating at the pilot's calculated speed, and by the time she rejected the takeoff, the airplane was already above decision speed.

The planned Part 91 flight was bound for Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) in Oklahoma, but ended when the airplane ran off the end of Runway 1 at KPSO. The light jet ran into the grass, damaging both wings; the two pilots and eight passengers were not injured.

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