# Accident 20130416005479A: Cessna A185F, Palatka, FL, April 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6819° N, 81.6464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6819&lon=-81.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812F) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130416005479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA207), Apr 16, 2013: Cessna A185F (N812F), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear after takeoff from a runway, and his subsequent water landing with the wheels extended.

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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