No fatalities

CESSNA 680 accident at Washington, NC, 18 Aug 2024

Washington, NC, United States

On August 18, 2024, a CESSNA 680 was involved in an aviation accident near Washington, NC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight crew’s failure to properly configure the airplane before landing and the captain’s subsequent failure to recognize the landing gear aural warning, which resulted in a gear-up landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The flight crew’s failure to properly configure the airplane before landing and the captain’s subsequent failure to recognize the landing gear aural warning, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s inadequate checklist use and crew coordination, and the known diminished capability of the airplane’s communication system.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Flight crew