What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot failed to retract wheels for water landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT WHEELS FOR WATER LANDING.
FAA incident report · Cessna 185 · Dalton, GA · June 20, 1980
- Date
- June 20, 1980 · 14:00 local
- Place
- Dalton, GA
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N1962U
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 12,000 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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