ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293530
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 2005 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2929C |
| MSN: | 30829 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bend, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paradise, CA (P40) |
| Big Bend, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a left turn to final, the airplane's left landing gear contacted the surface of a lake, causing the plane to settle into in the water and become submerged about 100 feet short of the landing area. The pilot reported that he had been using this private strip on the shore of a reservoir since 1965. He made several passes to check the condition of the unimproved area and noted that the lake level was higher than normal, which reduced the length of the landing area to about 600 feet. The pilot stated that the accident was caused by his failure to determine the proximity of the water surface. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot misjudged his clearance altitude above the surface of the lake, resulting in a collision with water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05CA219
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2020 | N2929C | Private | 0 | Bear Valley, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 07:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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