No fatalities
CESSNA 680 accident at Washington, NC, 18 Aug 2024
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.
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