# Accident 20240818010319A: Cessna 680, Washington, NC, August 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2024, 16:39 local time
- Place: Washington, NC
- Airport: Washington-Warren
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5714° N, 77.0472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5714&lon=-77.0472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N680SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 680 (registry code 2076811, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C (registry code 52169, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 680
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW306C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,750 total, 3,519 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240818010319A

## Narrative

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

WASHINGTON, NC (OCW): CE-680, LANDED RUNWAY 23 WITHOUT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND VEERED RIGHT OFF INTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE. 2 POB EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. ONE AIRPORT EMPLOYEE SUFFERED UNKNOWN BURNS ASSISTING AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. POB: 2, DAMAGE: EXTENT DESTROYED. 08/18/2024 2139Z

## 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 ERA24LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA351), Aug 18, 2024: Cessna 680 (N680SA), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to properly configure the airplane before landing and the captain’s subsequent failure to recognize the landing gear aural warning, which resulted in a gear-up landing.…

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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