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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185E · Homer, AK · May 26, 2000

Date: May 26, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place: Homer, AK
Airport: Homer-Beluga Lake Spb
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N70200
Reported as: Cessna A185E
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N70200Registered now · Cessna A185ES/N 18502053 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 05/26/2000 pilto in command landed N70200 on floats at Beluga lake in Homer AK. Gusty wind conditions prevailed. Suring the taxi to shore, pilot in command had aircraft in a plow configuration and abruptly pulled the power off and when the tail raised, the wind got under the tail and flipped the aircraft over. No injuries occured to the pilot or passengers. Coundeling will be given on proper taxi procedures for a float equiped aircraft in high wind conditions and pilot in command will be reqested to get a bi-annual flight review. With the sucessful completion of the flight revie w a letter of correction will be issued.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 05/26/2000 PILTO IN COMMAND LANDED N70200 ON FLOATS AT BELUGA LAKE IN HOMER AK. GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS PREVAILED. SURING THE TAXI TO SHORE, PILOT IN COMMAND HAD AIRCRAFT IN A PLOW CONFIGURATION AND ABRUPTLY PULLED THE POWER OFF AND WHEN THE TAIL RAISED, THE WIND GOT UNDER THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. NO INJURIES OCCURED TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS. COUNDELING WILL BE GIVEN ON PROPER TAXI PROCEDURES FOR A FLOAT EQUIPED AIRCRAFT IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS AND PILOT IN COMMAND WILL BE REQESTED TO GET A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW. WITH THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT REVIE W A LETTER OF CORRECTION WILL BE ISSUED.