# Accident 20020804020019A: Cessna 185B, Brainerd, MN, August 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3833° N, 94.3619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3833&lon=-94.3619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LP-2003-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804020019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF GULL LAKE BRAINERD, NM. PILOT REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET UP AIRCRAFT LOST 50% POWER. PILOT MADE LEFT TURN TO LAND BACK ON LAKE THREE FOURTHS THROUGH TURN LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED WATER AND AIRCRAFT WENT INTO LAKE UPSIDE DOWN. (.19) ON AUGUST 4, 2002, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA 185B, N11LP, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE WATER AND NOSED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING ON GULL LAKE, NEAR BRAINERD, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE LAKE THE AIRPLANE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON THE LAKE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH MINONG, WISCONSIN, AS THE INTENDED DESTINATION.

## 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 CHI02LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA235), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 185B (N11LP), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid obstacle clearance, resulting in a premature lift off with inadequate airspeed followed by a stall. The presence of the boat was a factor.

## Other reports on N11LP (3)

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

- [Accident 19830918049349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049349A), Sep 18, 1983: Cessna 185B (N11LP), Orange, MA, Substantial damage. Nosed over during a wheel landing. No brake defects reported.
- [Incident 19830501029009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830501029009I), May 1, 1983: Cessna 185B (N11LP), Orange, MA, Minor damage. Taxing for takeoff aircraft hit a fuel pump.
- [Incident 19800419044949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419044949I), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 185B (N11LP), Orange, MA, Minor damage. Tire blew as result of loss of directional control.

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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