# Accident 20141011021539A: Cessna 180B, Coloma, MI, October 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coloma, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1796° N, 86.2994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1796&lon=-86.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141011021539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA016), Oct 11, 2014: Cessna 180B (N180CT), Coloma, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not use the departure checklist, resulting in an inadvertent landing with the pontoon 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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