# Accident 19900702026679A: Cessna 180B, Butterfly Lake, AK, July 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Butterfly Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3125W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3125W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 420 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702026679A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO RETRACT WHEELS ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS FOR LANDING IN WATER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 ANC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA113), Jul 3, 1990: Cessna 180B (N3125W), Butterfly Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE AIRPLANE'S WHEEL PRIOR TO A WATER LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, AND HABIT INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY HIS…

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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