# Incident 20020703020569I: Cessna 180A, Duluth, MN, July 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2002, 12:38 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180GP) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020703020569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE WATER-TAXIING TO LAUNCH AREA AFTER LANDING, LH FLOAT BEGAN TO TAKING ON WATER. PILOT SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AS AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND SUNK IN APPROX. 12-15 FEET OF WATER ON FISH LAKE. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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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