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.
On October 11, 2014 at 1300 hours a Cessna CE-180 N180CT equipped with amphibian floats landed on paw paw lake, Michigan with the landing gear extended. The sole occupant of the aircraft sustained no injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The weather at the time was VMC.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 11, 2014 AT 1300 HOURS A CESSNA CE-180 N180CT EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIAN FLOATS LANDED ON PAW PAW LAKE, MICHIGAN WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.