# Accident 19990705018379A: Cessna 180A, White Bear Lake, MN, July 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1999, 12:40 local time
- Place: White Bear Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0892° N, 93.0093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0892&lon=-93.0093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9780B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9780B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705018379A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 5, 1999, AT 1240 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 180A FLOATPLANE, N9780B, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A LAKE, FOLLOWING PARTIAL POWER LOSS, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1230 CDT, AT FOREST LAKE,MINNESOTA.  THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS AIRSTRIP, HE NOTED THAT HIS CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS NOT NORMAL.  WHEN THE PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE FROM FULL POWER TO 2500 RPM, HE SAID HE FELT A SHUTTER. DURING HIS PREPARATION FOR LANDING ON BALD EAGLE LAKE, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FORGOT TO BRING THE LANDING GEAR UP ON THE AIRPLANE'S AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED.                                                                                                                                                                                           (-23) MR. BAKER DEPARTED THE FOREST LAKE AIRPORT (25D) AFTER A REFUELING STOP. ON CLIMB OUT MR. BAKER STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED FROM DOING HIS CHECKLIST ITEMS DUE TO THE AIRPLANE NOT CLIMBING AS IT USUALLY DOES. DUE TO THE CHECKLIST NOT BEING ACCOMPLISHED, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. MR. BAKER SAID THAT HE WANTED TO GET THE AIRPLANE TO HIS HOME ON BALD EAGLE LAKE. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED OF 80 TO 85 MPH, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MPH SLOWER THAN NORMAL. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ACCORDING TO MR. BAKER. WHILE CIRCLING THE LAKE TO MAKE SURE THE LANDING WAS CLEAR, MR. BAKER SAID HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED OF 75 MPH WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON BALD EAGLE LAKE WITH THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION, CAUSING THE AIRPLANCE TO FLIP OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI99LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA209), Jul 5, 1999: Cessna 180A (N9780B), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to get the airplane to climb for undetermined reason, and the pilot landing the floatplane on the lake with the wheels extended. Factors contributing to this accident were the…

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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