- Date
- September 2, 1991, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conchas Dam, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N93272Cessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910902040669A
- Case key
- 18131
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Probable cause
Landing gear locking mechanism loose, landing gear wheel deployed inadvertently, and maintenance alignment not performed. Factors were: propeller governor underspeed, maintenance adjustment not corrected, and lowering of flaps not performed.
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 airplane waterlooped during the takeoff run after nearly waterlooping on the previous landing. Postaccident examination disclosed the landing gear cable was improperly rigged, allowing the left aft pontoon wheel to deploy. Maximum RPM could not be attained because the propeller governor was not properly adjusted. A review of the accident video tape revealed aircraft had attained sufficient flying speed. Pilot did not deploy takeoff flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93272
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503206
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph A. Hassall
- Registered owner
- Ralph A. Hassall
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Airport
- E61 · Conchas Lake Spb
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 199 total · 75 in this make and model · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N93272 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.