# Accident 19910906038679A: Cessna 185F, Afton, MN, September 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1991, 14:50 local time
- Place: Afton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9003° N, 92.8101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9003&lon=-92.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1074F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1074F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906038679A

## Narrative

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

LOWERED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS FOR A WATER LANDING WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CHI91LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA288), Sep 6, 1991: Cessna 185F (N1074F), Afton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LOWERING OF THE WHEELS DURING THE WATER LANDING.

## Other reports on N1074F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821212068789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212068789I), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna A185F (N1074F), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Engine quit on climb out. Found water in fuel sump. No malfunction found when engine tested.

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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