# Accident 20150810012539A: Cessna A185F, Emily, MN, August 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Emily, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7392° N, 93.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7392&lon=-93.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23DE-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 670 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150810012539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM BUFFALO, MN (CFE) TO LAKE MARY NEAR EMILY, MN.  PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR UPON DEPARTURE FROM CFE.  LANDING WAS CONDUCTED ON LAKE AT INTENDED DESTINATION WITH LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INTO THE WATER AND ENDED UP INVERTED.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT WHILE UNDER WATER WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA15CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA222), Aug 10, 2015: Cessna A185F (N23DE), Emily, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear down water landing and a nose over.

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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