ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212785
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Conch Republic Aviation |
| Registration: | N14ED |
| MSN: | 18502107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 169 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Government Cut near Watson Island, Portmiami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) |
| Miami, FL (X44) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he inadvertently failed to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane after takeoff from a hard surface runway. Upon arrival at his destination, he did not use the Before Landing checklist, and when the airplane touched down on the water with the wheels extended, it nosed over.
The amphibious airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut, the empennage, the right wing aileron, the rudder, and the elevator.
The pilot asserted that the accident was pilot error and that the accident could have been prevented if he had he used the checklist.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the amphibious airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane on takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over when the airplane landed on water with the wheels extended. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use appropriate checklists.
It should be noted that this aircraft was never operated on Tropic Ocean Airways' operating certificate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=14ED
Location
Media:
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— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 1 juillet 2018
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— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) 1 juillet 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2018 20:33 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 01-Jul-2018 22:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2019 17:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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