# NTSB CHI95LA292: Cessna TC206G, N9823Z, Orr, MN, August 21, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1995, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Orr, MN
- Coordinates: 48.059017, -92.820915 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0590&lon=-92.8209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI95LA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10007/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA292

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to touchdown. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Wheels down landing in water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - gear retraction - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A TOUCH-AND-GO WATER LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY TRYING TO LOCATE A WOODEN FLOAT/RAFT ON THE WATER.

## Factual narrative

On August 21, 1995, at 1300 central daylight time, a Cessna TC206G amphibian, N9823Z, collided with the water on Myrtle Lake, eight miles east of Orr, Minnesota, while on a personal flight.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  The pilot was not injured and the passenger received minor injuries.  The flight originated from Orr, Minnesota, on August 21, 1995, at 1250 cdt.

The pilot stated he intended to make a touch and go landing on the lake which is where his summer cabin is located.  He stated that during the landing, his attention was diverted to "locating a small wooden float or raft which is anchored off shore from the resort... ."  He stated he forgot to recheck the landing gear position and the airplane touched down on the water with the landing gear extended.  This resulted in the airplane flipping over and sinking in the water.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9823Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TC206G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TU20606684
- Airframe hours: 1257
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-M7B 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ronald E. Brunner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 4, 1995, 29 hours before
- Departed: ORB
- Destination: STC, ST. CLOUD, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ORB, 8 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950821032519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821032519A), Aug 21, 1995: Cessna TU206G, Orr, MN, Substantial damage. Distracted and forgot to raise gear on amphibious floats for water landing. Flipped over. (-23) pilot forgot to retract landing gear on amphibious aircraft.…

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.

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