Cessna 310K N550JW

Summary

On 26 September 2010 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 310K registered N550JW, operated by Urban Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Boerne Stage, Texas, 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

26 September 2010 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Boerne Stage, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Boerne Stage Field (5C1)

Coordinates

29.7236, -98.6947

Aircraft

Cessna 310K

Registration

N550JW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Urban Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

La Porte → Boerne Stage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA564

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing, resulting in a landing on the partially extended landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he used the checklist and placed the landing gear handle in the “down” position, but did not check the annunciator lights. During landing, the gear collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear circuit breaker had opened. Runway scrapes showed all three gears were partially extended when the airplane touched down, indicative that the gear extension was in progress when the wheels touched the runway. The airplane was placed on jacks and the nose gear was pulled down by hand where it locked into position. The right main landing gear was also pulled down by hand and it locked in position. The left main landing gear could not be extended due to spar damage, but testing of the squat switch revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.