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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Clear Lake, MN · July 1, 2006

Date: July 1, 2006 · 09:53 local
Place: Clear Lake, MN
Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1972U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06LA175
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 722 total60 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1972URegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 18501702 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N1972U landed short of grass runway at Clear water and flipped over onto top of fuselage damaging prop, cowl, internal and external wing, and tail empennage. Aircraft damage substantial. (-23 amendment) N1972U landed short of grass runway at Clear water (8Y6). Front amphib wheels dug into grass and flipped aircraft over onto top of fuselage damaging windscreen prop, internal and external wing, and tail empennage. Aircraft damage substantial. Passenger passed away from chest related injuries on 07/23/06 following lengthy hospital stay.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N1972U LANDED SHORT OF GRASS RUNWAY AT CLEAR WATER AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO TOP OF FUSELAGE DAMAGING PROP, COWL, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WING, AND TAIL EMPENNAGE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. (-23 AMENDMENT) N1972U LANDED SHORT OF GRASS RUNWAY AT CLEAR WATER (8Y6). FRONT AMPHIB WHEELS DUG INTO GRASS AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO TOP OF FUSELAGE DAMAGING WINDSCREEN PROP, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WING, AND TAIL EMPENNAGE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. PASSENGER PASSED AWAY FROM CHEST RELATED INJURIES ON 07/23/06 FOLLOWING LENGTHY HOSPITAL STAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06LA175Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportClear Lake, MNThe pilot's misjudged flare that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over. A factor to the accident was the grass runway that the forward landing gear dug into during the hard landing, resulting in the amphibian airplane nosing over.Jul 1, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1972U · 1

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

Incident 19940626025599ILevel Off Touchdown · Crane Lake, MNHard landing on glassy water damaged floats.Jun 26, 1994 · Minor damage