ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367877
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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 1989 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7321H |
| MSN: | 18503361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockwood, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Rockwood, ME |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER THE FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA TOUCHED DOWN ON A LAKE, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING, ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TO CATCH THE WATER AND CARTWHEEL THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GUST APPEARED TO HAVE COME FROM THE MOUTH OF A RIVER ADJOINING THE LAKE, AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE GUSTING CROSSWIND. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 2002 | N7321H | Fletcher Lavergne | 0 | Waterville-Lafleur Airport, Kennebec County, ME | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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