Pilot Debrief

CESSNA A185 near Hayden Lake, ID — 2016-06-26

Final reportGAA16CA375
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Date
2016-06-26
Location
Hayden Lake, ID, USA
Aircraft
CESSNA A185
Registration
N185TG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's land-wheels prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of an amphibious float-equipped airplane reported that he departed from an airport with a paved runway en-route to his destination airport, about 21 nautical miles away, also with a paved runway. While en-route he decided to do a touch and go on a lake about 5 nautical miles from the destination airport. The pilot further reported that during the landing touch down, the airplane immediately nosed over. The pilot reported that he did not visually check the position of the landing gear with the landing gear mirrors before the landing and the landing gear were down for the water landing. The firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that he was unsure if there were any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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