ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225339
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5457X |
| MSN: | 18502338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4203 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-D20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cascade Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla Airport, AK (WWA/PAWS) |
| Whittier, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after landing on water, the amphibious airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The passenger in the front right seat drowned following the accident, likely as a result of being incapacitated by head injuries sustained during the impact. The landing gear were found extended and the landing gear selector was found in the "down" position.
The airplane was equipped with a visual landing gear indicator as well as an audio annunciator that was designed to provide a reminder of the gear position to the pilot once the airplane had slowed to its landing approach speed. During the nearly 7 years that the pilot had owned the airplane, the landing gear annunciator system had been out of adjustment and did not give an audible alert until after landing. The pilot was aware of the discrepancy but did not have the system repaired or adjusted.
The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot's failure to configure the landing gear for the water landing. The pilot stated that he was likely distracted by both passengers, who were talking throughout the flight, including during the descent, and landing approach. It is likely that his distraction due to the talking passengers contributed to his failure to configure the gear and to recognize that it was not configured properly before landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19FA152
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2019 06:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-May-2019 06:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 09:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 22-May-2019 19:56 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 15:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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