# Accident 20050626023859A: Cessna A185F, Rapid City, MI, June 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rapid City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8333° N, 85.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8333&lon=-85.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,566 total, 693 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626023859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS-LANDED GEAR DOWN ON THE WATER, FLIPPED OVER AND SUNK IN ELK LAKE.

## 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 CHI05CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA175), Jun 26, 2005: Cessna A185F (N90MW), Elk Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The gear retraction not performed by the pilot.

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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