# Incident 19970621015279I: Cessna 180, Winter Haven, FL, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621015279I

## Narrative

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

LANDING AMPHIBIOUS FLOATPLANE ON LAKE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED RETRACT. LOST CONTROL. FLIPPED OVER. GEAR MOTOR FAIL.

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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