# Accident 20060701014629A: Cessna A185E, Clear Lake, MN, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 09:53 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4444° N, 93.9711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4444&lon=-93.9711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1972U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1972U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701014629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA175), Jul 1, 2006: Cessna A185E (N1972U), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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,…

## Other reports on N1972U (1)

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

- [Incident 19940626025599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940626025599I), Jun 26, 1994: Cessna 185 (N1972U), Crane Lake, MN, Minor damage. Hard landing on glassy water damaged floats.

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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