ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76011
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| Date: | Sunday 1 August 2010 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N369E |
| MSN: | 18504000 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5610 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moosehead Lake, Piscataquis County, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rangeley, ME (8B0) |
| Rockwood, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The amphibious float-equipped airplane departed from a paved runway for the flight, where a water landing on a lake was to be made. The pilot did not raise the landing gear after takeoff. Upon reaching the destination, the landing gear contacted the water during landing and the airplane abruptly nosed over. The airplane came to rest floating inverted, suspended by the floats. The month preceding the accident the pilot had several medical tests performed and was anticipating surgery for the removal of stomach cancer. While the pilot may have been having difficulty sleeping due to back pain or his impending surgery or possible chemotherapy, the investigation was unable to determine that fatigue was a factor in the accident. His toxicology results indicated recent use of diphenhydramine (an over-the-counter antihistamine) at levels that would have likely been impairing at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to medication.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2010 14:56 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Aug-2010 04:37 | slowkid | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 02-Aug-2010 12:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2010 22:44 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Departure airport] |
| 29-Aug-2010 22:51 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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