What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N185TG a 1978 Cessna 185 configured with amphibious floats received substantial damage during a water landing on Hayden lake located in north Idaho. The wheels were found to be extended on the aircraft after the accident.
Injuries included facial lacerations to the pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot managed to escape the airplane inverted underwater by himself.
Much more extensive damage occured to the airplane as the result of recovery efforts.
As the FAA filed it
N185TG A 1978 CESSNA 185 CONFIGURED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WATER LANDING ON HAYDEN LAKE LOCATED IN NORTH IDAHO. THE WHEELS WERE FOUND TO BE EXTENDED ON THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
INJURIES INCLUDED FACIAL LACERATIONS TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE AIRPLANE INVERTED UNDERWATER BY HIMSELF.
MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE AIRPLANE AS THE RESULT OF RECOVERY EFFORTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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