Cessna 310N N56MB

Summary

On 27 October 2006 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N56MB was involved in an accident near Lake Havasu Cit, Arizona, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

27 October 2006 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Havasu Cit, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Havasu City Airport (HII)

Coordinates

34.5711, -114.3581

Aircraft

Cessna 310N

Registration

N56MB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ana → Lake Havasu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA019

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the airplane veered off the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed following an aborted gear-up landing during which the propeller contacted to the runway. The pilot said he extended the landing gear on entry to the downwind leg of the traffic pattern; however, ground witnesses saw the landing gear retracted during the entire approach and attempted landing. During the landing flare with the landing gear in the retracted position, the left propeller contacted the runway surface. The pilot aborted the landing. While climbing to the crosswind leg, the pilot noted that the airplane's performance was not sufficient to complete a landing pattern. He then performed a 180-degree return back to the runway and extended the landing gear. As the airplane touched down, the airplane veered off the runway surface, encountered a dirt area, and the left main landing gear collapsed . At the request of Safety Board investigators, an FAA certified aircraft mechanic performed an examination of the airplane shortly after the accident. He stated that he found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded the landing gear from operating normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.