# Incident 20180623008459I: Cessna A185E, Jefferson, ME, June 23, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2018, 18:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2067° N, 69.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2067&lon=-69.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2231T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,912 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180623008459I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2018, N2231T DEPARTED MILLINOCKET SEAPLANE BASE (70B), MAINE AFTER FUELING WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL, TO DARMARISCOTTA LAKE, JEFFERSON, MAINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, N2231T LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) TURNED THE ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN FUEL PUMP ON AND RESTORED SOME ENGINE POWER, ONLY MOMENTARILY. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER ON THE SWAP AND DECELERATED SMOOTHLY UNTIL A METAL STRINGER THAT WAS RUNNING BETWEEN THE FLOATS CAUGHT ON DEBRIS IN THE SWAMP. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER, COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2231T (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200715012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715012509A), Jul 15, 2020: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2020, at approximately 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 185 aircraft, N2231T, departed the runway surface at fulton county airport (rcr),…
- [Incident 19910426016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426016949I), Apr 26, 1991: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Loud bang from engine on climb. Oil splatter on windshield. Forced landing. Found sheared bolts on crankshaft.
- [Incident 19890626017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017579I), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Meyers Chuck, AK, Minor damage. Amphibian struck submerged rocks prior to lift off. Aircraft sank due to holes in floats.
- [Accident 19840526061609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526061609A), May 26, 1984: Cessna A185E (N2231T), Refuge Cove, AK, Substantial damage. Allowed a roll to the right on the step for a water takeoff. The right ring was damaged by striking the water.

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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