# Incident 19970128004309I: Cessna A185E, Watertown, SD, January 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1997, 13:45 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN RGNL (ATY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9140&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128004309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ARLO GORDON, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N47428, ON JANUARY 28, 1997, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 35 AT ATY AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER HITTING ICE DURING TOUCH DOWN SEQUENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT, ARLO GORDON, DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW, MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND WAS NOT CURRENT IN THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FLYING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N47428 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950814024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814024019A), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna A185E (N47428), Dickinson, ND, Substantial damage. Bounced ballooned landing. Wing hit ground in drift. Cartwheeled. Improper recovery. Lacked crosswind skill. (-23) pilot and two (2) passengers departed huron,…
- [Incident 19820327012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327012159I), Mar 27, 1982: Cessna A185E (N47428), Stuart, FL, Damage unknown. Braked heavily to avoid a dog on runway during landing roll. Nicked propeller.
- [Incident 19810903067169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903067169I), Sep 3, 1981: Cessna A185E (N47428), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Went off side of runway.

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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