Cessna 310N N111KC
14 October 2000 · Montrose, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N111KC was involved in an accident near Montrose, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montrose, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)
- Coordinates
- 38.4904, -107.8705
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N111KC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aspen → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was wind shear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he encountered wind shear on short final and made a "very hard" landing. A National Climatic Data Center representative said that the winds at 0800 were from 150 degrees at 7 knots, and at 0900, calm. The pilot stated that a higher airspeed during landing flare could have prevented the accident. Following the event, the pilot flew the airplane for approximately 8 more hours when a mechanic discovered structural damage to the right wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2000 | Cessna 310N | Rio Lujan, Argentina | Columbus Airways, S.a. | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 Jan 2000 | Cessna 310Q | Spring Branch, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2000 | Cessna 310D | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2000 | Cessna 310R | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Cessna 310D | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2000 | Cessna 310N | Old Forge, Pennsylvania, United States | Tech Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2000 | Mooney M-20C | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Artell, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2000 | Bell 206L-1 | Mesa Verde, Colorado, United States | U.s. Bureau of Reclamation | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2000 | Piper PA-44-180T | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Aspen Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft A60 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Mooney M20J | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kiowa, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |