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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Melbourne, FL · February 26, 1987

Date
February 26, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2287T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA094
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,080 total10 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The plane nosed over during a water landing. The student inadvertently lowered the gear. Instructor was in plane.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLANE NOSED OVER DURING A WATER LANDING. THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE GEAR. INSTRUCTOR WAS IN PLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.