# NTSB MIA82DA063: Cessna 310K, N6958L, Key West, FL, March 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1982, 20:44 local (Mar 5, 1982, 01:44 UTC)
- Place: Key West, FL
- Coordinates: 24.549243, -81.779708 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5492&lon=-81.7797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71262/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA063

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6958L-1990-08-13), registration cancelled 1990-08-13, S/N 310K0058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310K 0058
- Airframe hours: 1893
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820304012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304012049A), Mar 4, 1982: Cessna 310K, Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear.

## Other investigations on N6958L (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 LAX89FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA319), Sep 19, 1989: Cessna 310K (N6958L), Ojai, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO PROVIDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:…

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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