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FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Crane Lake, MN · June 18, 2004

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Date
June 18, 2004 · 17:26 local
Place
Crane Lake, MN
Airport
Scotts Spb
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N957DF
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N957DFRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18502194 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While attempting to land on Crane Lake on a windy and gusty day, the airman misinterpreted the wind direction and at touchdown the aircraft weathervaned into the wind. This caused the upwind wing (right wing) to strike the surface of the water and caught the right float which flipped the aircraft over into the water. Pilot and aircraft records area in the process of being obtained. An amended FAA 8020-23 will be completed at that time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON CRANE LAKE ON A WINDY AND GUSTY DAY, THE AIRMAN MISINTERPRETED THE WIND DIRECTION AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND. THIS CAUSED THE UPWIND WING (RIGHT WING) TO STRIKE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT FLOAT WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER INTO THE WATER. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS AREA IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OBTAINED. AN AMENDED FAA 8020-23 WILL BE COMPLETED AT THAT TIME.