19890531014029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Toksook Bay, AK · May 31, 1989

Date
May 31, 1989 · 21:15 local
Place
Toksook Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TLFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9360N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA083
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total400 in this make and model300 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.

Amphibious floatplane was landed in water with the gear extended. Aircraft flipped over. Failed to retract gear.

As the FAA filed it

AMPHIBIOUS FLOATPLANE WAS LANDED IN WATER WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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