# Accident 20010927025809A: Cessna 208, Aurora, MN, September 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5306° N, 92.2409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5306&lon=-92.2409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12712-2003-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927025809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS MANUEVERING NEAR TREES AND LAKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON GLASSY WATER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER WITH THE LEFT FLOAT FIRST, THEN STRUCK A DOCK AND SAND BAR, COLLAPSING BOTH FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED 180 DEGREES AND CONTACTED A SECOND DOCK AND THE SHORE DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND TAIL. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT HAD SELECTED FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES FOR LANDING, BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED LEAVING THE FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY OPERATORS MECHANIC FOR FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROBLEM.

## 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 CHI01LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA326), Sep 27, 2001: Cessna 208 (N12712), Aurora, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining the proper descent rate during the landing. Factors were the flap's popped circuit breaker, the pilot not verifying the flap's position, the glassy water, and the dock.

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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