# Accident 20061027025009A: Cessna 310N, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, October 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56MB-2007-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 140 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027025009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/27/2006, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS OPERATING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N56MB, A CESSNA 310 ON A FLIGHT FROM JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT IN CA TO HII. UPON ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HII THE PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD A LOUD NOISE CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY AND WENT AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STAYING IN THE AIR AND DID A TEARDROP PATTERN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING HE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 100 YARDS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED, THE RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF THE TIP TANK HAD SCRAPE MARKS ON IT.

## 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 LAX07LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA019), Oct 27, 2006: Cessna 310N (N56MB), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.

## Other reports on N56MB (1)

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

- [Incident 20040802026609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040802026609I), Aug 2, 2004: Cessna 310N (N56MB), Corona, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command initiated a normal approach to the Corona airport. During the final approach phase the PIC encountered gusty wind conditions and…

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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