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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 2005 |
| Time: | 14:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Lapham |
| Registration: | N90MW |
| MSN: | 18504073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk Lake, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elk Lake, MN |
| Elk Lake, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane which was equipped with floats impacted water during landing with the landing gear extended. The airplane was not equipped with a landing gear warning system to indicate that the landing gear was extended.
Probable Cause: The gear retraction not performed by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA175
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 07:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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