- Date
- March 4, 1982, 20:44 local (Mar 5, 1982, 01:44 UTC)
- Place
- Key West, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6958LCessna 310K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820304012049A
- Case key
- 71262
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was landed with the gear retracted. The pilot reported that he was distracted by another aircraft in the pattern and failed to extend the gear. Also, he stated that pilot fatigue and a head cold contributed to the distraction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6958L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310K 0058
- Airframe hours
- 1,893
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dent Corporation
- Registered owner
- Dent Corporation
- Departed
- Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- EYW · Key West International, runway 9, 4,800 × 100 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,074 total · 1,074 in this make and model · 78 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6958L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.