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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Palatka, FL · April 16, 2013

Date
April 16, 2013 · 17:00 local
Place
Palatka, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N812F
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA207
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total250 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot left the landing gear extended while making a water landing. The aircraft flipped over upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WHILE MAKING A WATER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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