# Incident 19980702023119I: Cessna A185F, Canandaigua, NY, July 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Airport: Lake
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8890° N, 77.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canandaigua, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8890&lon=-77.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9697Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9697Q) (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 A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702023119I

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER DURING WATER TAKEOFF. BOW WHEELS SAGGED DOWN. GEAR UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N9697Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20230306001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230306001619A), Mar 6, 2023: Cessna A185F (N9697Q), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made an approach for rwy 22. Reported wind was 6 knots at 210 degrees. Pilot executed a 2 wheel landing and upon tail touching down and braking was…

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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