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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Fishers, NY · July 2, 1989

Date
July 2, 1989 · 16:45 local
Place
Fishers, NY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1731R
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA156
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,173 total503 in this make and model31 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.

Shimmy in front wheels of amphibious floatplane. Aborted. Load on front wheels caused them to break off. Nosed over

As the FAA filed it

SHIMMY IN FRONT WHEELS OF AMPHIBIOUS FLOATPLANE. ABORTED. LOAD ON FRONT WHEELS CAUSED THEM TO BREAK OFF. NOSED OVER

NTSB investigation

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