# Accident 20060924028859A: Cessna 182Q, Cumberland, WI, September 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2006, 14:35 local time
- Place: Cumberland, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4953° N, 92.1458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4953&lon=-92.1458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97435, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO550D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 219 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060924028859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/24/2006, AT 1930Z (1430 LOCAL), N97435 A CESSNA 182Q (AMPHIBIOUS) OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED WITH THE GEAR DOWN, FLIPPED AND SUNK ON STAPLES LAKE WI ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE ONE CREW MEMBER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PIC HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (SEL, SES) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN AIRPORT (SGS).

## 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 CHI06FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA269), Sep 24, 2006: Cessna 182Q (N97435), Cumberland, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent attempt to land on water with the wheels down and his failure to verify the gear position prior to landing. Contributing factors were the inoperative gear system due to the…

## Other reports on N97435 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990922032809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990922032809I), Sep 22, 1999: Cessna 182Q (N97435), South St Paul, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Airman landed single engine sea aircraft on runway. Pilot forgot to lower the gear. Aircraft slid to a stop on the pontoons.

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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