# Accident 19890702019489A: Cessna A185F, Fishers, NY, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fishers, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0087° N, 77.4647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0087&lon=-77.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1731R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,173 total, 503 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702019489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA156), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 185 (N1731R), Fishers, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO IMPROPER FLOAT OPERATION ABORTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURE ON TERRA FIRMA, AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE LOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF WATER, THE INTENDED ELEMENT FOR THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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