- Date
- July 2, 1989, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fishers, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1731RCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890702019489A
- Case key
- 36430
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Probable cause
Loss of control during an aborted takeoff due to improper float operation aborted takeoff procedure on terra firma, as opposed to the more logical environment of water, the intended element for the design hardware.
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
During takeoff roll from a grass strip the pilot of a Cessna 185 float plane felt a shimmy and aborted takeoff. When the weight came down on the front wheels, the right front wheel broke off and the broken strut dug into the ground causing the aircraft to flip over. The acft had flown apprx 6 hrs since installation of the floats.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1731R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502452
- Airframe hours
- 1,498
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D-24, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul V. Hyland
- Registered owner
- Paul V Hyland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1989 · 34 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,173 total · 503 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROC, 15 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.