# NTSB DEN01LA023: Cessna 310N, N111KC, Montrose, CO, October 14, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 14, 2000, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Montrose, CO - Coordinates: 38.490367, -107.870452 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4904&lon=-107.8705&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50778 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA023 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50778/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA023 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was wind shear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot said he encountered wind shear on short final and made a "very hard" landing. A National Climatic Data Center representative said that the winds at 0800 were from 150 degrees at 7 knots, and at 0900, calm. The pilot stated that a higher airspeed during landing flare could have prevented the accident. Following the event, the pilot flew the airplane for approximately 8 more hours when a mechanic discovered structural damage to the right wing. ## Factual narrative On October 14, 2000, at approximately 0830 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 310N, N111KC, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Montrose Regional Airport, Montrose, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that originated 45 minutes before the accident from Aspen, Colorado. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. According to the pilot, he encountered wind shear on short final and made a "very hard" landing. A National Climatic Data Center representative said that the winds in Montrose, Colorado, on October 14, 2000, at 0800 were from 150 degrees at 7 knots, and at 0900, calm. The pilot stated that "a higher speed into round-off/flare" could have prevented the accident. Following this event, the pilot flew the airplane for approximately 8 more hours (until approximately December 1) when a mechanic discovered structural damage to the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N111KC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111KC-2003-04-23), registration cancelled 2003-04-23, S/N 310N-0005, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310N - Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310N-0005 - Airframe hours: 3750 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Russell A. Andrews - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 2000, 148 hours before - Departed: ASE, ASPEN, CO - Destination: MTJ - Airport: MTJ, Montrose Regional Airport, runway 17, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 626 total, 153 in this make and model, 451 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 117 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MTJ ## 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 20001014028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014028549A), Oct 14, 2000: Cessna 310N, Montrose, CO, No damage. (-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… ## Other investigations on N111KC (2) 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 DEN02LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA093), Aug 9, 2002: Cessna 310N (N111KC), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's inadequate aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include, the dual student's inadequate airspeed and high flare, the inadequate supervision by the… - [NTSB MKC72FCG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG22), Sep 10, 1971: Cessna 310N (N111KC), Mound City, MO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.