- Date
- September 7, 1985, 19:00 local (Sep 8, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1756RCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850907045509A
- Case key
- 34036
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff in an acft with amphibious landing gear. The plt cancelled his flt plan and had the twr check the landing gear. He then made a precautionary landing in a lake with the wheels retracted. One wheel was not fully retracted at touchdown and the acft veered sharply to the left. There was substantial damage to the landing gear/floats,right wing and strut and right horizontal stabilizer. Inspection revealed the gear attachment bolts were sheared off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1756R
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502476
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence C. Bausch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1985
- Departed
- LNK · Lincoln, NE
- Destination
- WPG · Winnipeg
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,409 total · 908 in this make and model · 2,409 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N1756R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.