- Date
- May 31, 1989, 21:15 local (Jun 1, 1989, 05:15 UTC)
- Place
- Toksook Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9360NCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890531014029A
- Case key
- 5193
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Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently landed on water with the gear extended.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The amphibious float plane nosed over immediately after landing on water. The plt stated the wheels were retracted, but the passenger said all four wheels were down when the acft touched down. When the acft was pulled from the water, all wheels were in the down position. Drg a post-accident check, all of the gear operated properly & all remained in the up position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9360N
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-04340
- Airframe hours
- 1,768
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Trail Lake Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 22, 1989 · 50 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,650 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.