# NTSB LAX07LA019: Cessna 310N, N56MB, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, October 27, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 2006, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ - Coordinates: 34.571109, -114.358055 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3581&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 64760 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07LA019 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64760/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA019 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis During landing, the airplane veered off the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed following an aborted gear-up landing during which the propeller contacted to the runway. The pilot said he extended the landing gear on entry to the downwind leg of the traffic pattern; however, ground witnesses saw the landing gear retracted during the entire approach and attempted landing. During the landing flare with the landing gear in the retracted position, the left propeller contacted the runway surface. The pilot aborted the landing. While climbing to the crosswind leg, the pilot noted that the airplane's performance was not sufficient to complete a landing pattern. He then performed a 180-degree return back to the runway and extended the landing gear. As the airplane touched down, the airplane veered off the runway surface, encountered a dirt area, and the left main landing gear collapsed . At the request of Safety Board investigators, an FAA certified aircraft mechanic performed an examination of the airplane shortly after the accident. He stated that he found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded the landing gear from operating normally. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 2006, about 1345 mountain standard time, a Cessna 310N, N56MB, experienced a propeller strike and collision with the runway during landing at the Lake Havasu City Airport, Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Air Michelle was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight originated from John Wayne-Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, California, about 1220 Pacific daylight time, with a planned destination of Lake Havasu City. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed the pilot immediately following the accident. He stated that he lowered the landing gear to the down and locked position while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 32. During the landing flare, the pilot audibly distinguished an abnormal sound. He opted to abort the landing and manipulated the throttle control to the maximum power position. While climbing to the crosswind leg, the pilot noted that the airplane's performance was not sufficient to complete a landing pattern. He maneuvered the airplane in a 180-degree turn back to the runway (heading 140 degrees). As the airplane touched down, the pilot experienced a loss of control. The airplane veered to the left and departed the runway surface, subsequently encountering a dirt area. After egressing the airplane, the pilot noticed that the left main landing gear had collapsed and propeller blades on both engines appeared to have contacted the ground; the nose and right gear were in the down and locked position. During a telephone conversation with the Safety Board IIC, a witness reported that he observed the airplane approaching the runway, with the landing gear in the up position. The airplane continued to the runway in the gear-up configuration, until the left propeller stuck the runway surface. The airplane then became airborne and the landing gear dropped into the down position. The airplane appeared to make a left turn and then intercepted the runway in the opposite direction. A Federal Aviation Administration certified aircraft mechanic performed an examination of the airplane shortly after the accident. He stated that he found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded the landing gear from operating normally. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N56MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56MB-2007-07-28), registration cancelled 2007-07-28, S/N 310N-0072, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310N - Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310N-0072 - Engines: Continental IO-470 Series 260 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-470 Series 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Air Michelle - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SNA, Santa Ana, CA - Destination: HII, Lake Havasu, AZ - Airport: HII, Lake Havasu City Airport, runway 32, 8,001 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 462 total, 104 in this make and model, 302 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 15 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: EED, 17 nm away ## 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 20061027025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027025009A), Oct 27, 2006: Cessna 310N, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10/27/2006, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was operating as pilot in command of N56MB, a Cessna 310 on a flight from john wayne airport in CA to… 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.