Cessna 310C N1788H

Summary

On 10 May 2006 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N1788H was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were 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

10 May 2006 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Queen City Municipal Airport (1N9)

Coordinates

40.5703, -75.4881

Aircraft

Cessna 310C

Registration

N1788H

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Allentown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA113

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed one approach to the runway, and then executed a go-around "due to traffic." He raised the landing gear during the go-around and continued in the traffic pattern for another landing. During the second landing attempt, the pilot "neglected to lower the landing gear," and the underside of the airplane contacted the ground. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and an examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector also revealed no deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.