# NTSB ATL83LA251: Cessna 310, N5920M, West Point, VA, July 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1983, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: West Point, VA
- Coordinates: 37.590637, -76.459411 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5906&lon=-76.4594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6109/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA251

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES AND LANDINGS. ON HIS FOURTH LANDING TO A FULL STOP HE LANDED GEAR UP. HE SAID HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5920M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310P022
- Airframe hours: 2533
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-VO 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Miller
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1983, 0 hours before
- Airport: W97, West Point Muni, runway 9, 3,750 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 826 total, 77 in this make and model, 712 as pilot in command, 217 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830702060279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702060279A), Jul 2, 1983: Cessna 310P, West Point, VA, Substantial damage. Forgot to lower the gear for a practice engine out procedure. Landed gear up.

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.

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