# NTSB MKC85LA219: Cessna A185F, N1756R, Lincoln, NE, September 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 7, 1985, 19:00 local (Sep 8, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Coordinates: 40.810398, -96.679931 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8104&lon=-96.6799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA219

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - failure,partial (cause)
  - gear retraction - not possible, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1756R), registered now, S/N 18502476, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502476
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850907045509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907045509A), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna A185F, Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Water landing made but one wheel was not fully retracted. Dragged wing in water. Sheared gear attachment bolt.

## Other investigations on N1756R (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA035), Dec 2, 1999: Cessna A185F (N1756R), Raymond, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of aircraft and type of operation, and the pilot not maintaining directional control. A finding was the glassy condition of the water.

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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