Cessna 310D N6981T

Summary

On 13 August 2000 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6981T was involved in an accident near Watkins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 2000 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Watkins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Denver-Front Range (FTG)

Coordinates

39.7494, -104.6001

Aircraft

Cessna 310D

Registration

N6981T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grandby → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00LA151

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to follow procedures and lower the landing gear prior to landing. Factors were diverted attention and aural perception.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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At the completion of a cross-country flight, the pilot was given an abnormal descent by Air Traffic Control and during approach was distracted by another aircraft waiting to depart and he forgot to lower the landing gear. He said he heard an oral warning device just prior to touch down and thought it was the stall warning.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.