# Accident 20001014028549A: Cessna 310N, Montrose, CO, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4904° N, 107.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4904&lon=-107.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111KC-2003-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014028549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)ACCORDING TO THE NTSB REPORT AND THE PILOT, HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN HIS CESSNA 310, AT MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MONTROSE, CO. WHEN HE MADE A "HARD LANDING". THE PILOT FURTHER STATES IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE AIRCRAFT INSURANCE COMPANY, THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF WIND SHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. HE STATED THAT "AS HE LEVELED THE PLANE OFF TO FLARE, THE PLANE DROPPED 8-12 FEET ONTO THE RUNWAY." ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WERE BROKEN. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT WING HAD BENT STRINGERS AND FRAMERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA023), Oct 14, 2000: Cessna 310N (N111KC), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was wind shear.

## Other reports on N111KC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020809022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020809022999A), Aug 9, 2002: Cessna 310N (N111KC), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Quisenberry was providing multiengine dual instruction to Mr. Houghton in the aircraft. They had departed glenwood springs airport around 0930 hrs…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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