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Twin Proficiency
by Thomas P. Turner Departure Control
Focus the same amount of care and attention to a low-visibility departure as you do an instrument approach.
From an NTSB Preliminary Report:
A Cessna Citation 525 (CJ4) was destroyed in a collision with Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from runway 24R at the Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio. The pilot and five passengers are missing and presumed fatal. The Part 91 personal flight was in night visual meteorological conditions on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to the Ohio State University Airport (OSU), Columbus, Ohio.
The pilot and passengers initially departed OSU about 1730 (EST) and arrived at BKL about 1800. They reportedly attended a sporting event before returning to the airport about 2230. The pilot requested his IFR clearance at 2247, followed by taxi clearance at 2251. At 2256 the pilot was holding short of the runway and ready for takeoff on Runway 24R. The controller cleared the pilot for takeoff and instructed him to turn right to a heading of 330 degrees and maintain 2,000 feet after departure. The pilot acknowledged the clearance. After takeoff the controller instructed the pilot to contact departure control; however, no further communications were received from the pilot.
ADS-B position data depicted the airplane entering a right turn shortly after crossing the runway departure threshold. The airplane became established on a magnetic course of 310 degrees at about
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