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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310C · Compton, CA · November 28, 2001

Date: November 28, 2001 · 12:10 local
Place: Compton, CA
Airport: Compton Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1811H
Reported as: Cessna 310C
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,750 total640 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1811HRegistered now · Cessna 310CS/N 35911 Airframe modelCessna 310C

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What happened

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(-23) On 11/28/2001 at approximately 1210, a 1959 Cessna 310, N1811H, experienced a gear up landing at Compton Airport in Compton, CA. The pilot, and only occupant on board was Mr. Stanley hoffman, who, by his own admission, was distracted on final approach and neglected to lower the gear. The flight had originated from fullerton airport, in fullerton CA. Mr. Hoffman was flying to look at another airplane. Upon arrival to Compton Airport he planned his approach to land on runway 7 and had lowered his landing gear at that time. After observing a helicopter landing on runway 25L he decided to modify his pattern to land on runway 25. As he was flying a south downwind, a Cessna was making an approach to runway 25L. He decided to sidestep to runway 25R to make his approach and landing. After making the sidestep, Mr. Hoffman stated that he neglected to re-check his gear, which he had raised earlier. The aircraft landed on runway 25R with the landing gear in the retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/28/2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1210, A 1959 CESSNA 310, N1811H, EXPERIENCED A GEAR UP LANDING AT COMPTON AIRPORT IN COMPTON, CA. THE PILOT, AND ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS MR. STANLEY HOFFMAN, WHO, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, WAS DISTRACTED ON FINAL APPROACH AND NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM FULLERTON AIRPORT, IN FULLERTON CA. MR. HOFFMAN WAS FLYING TO LOOK AT ANOTHER AIRPLANE. UPON ARRIVAL TO COMPTON AIRPORT HE PLANNED HIS APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7 AND HAD LOWERED HIS LANDING GEAR AT THAT TIME. AFTER OBSERVING A HELICOPTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25L HE DECIDED TO MODIFY HIS PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. AS HE WAS FLYING A SOUTH DOWNWIND, A CESSNA WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25L. HE DECIDED TO SIDESTEP TO RUNWAY 25R TO MAKE HIS APPROACH AND LANDING. AFTER MAKING THE SIDESTEP, MR. HOFFMAN STATED THAT HE NEGLECTED TO RE-CHECK HIS GEAR, WHICH HE HAD RAISED EARLIER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25R WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.