Accident Cessna TU206G N9823Z, Monday 21 August 1995

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Date:	Monday 21 August 1995
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	Cessna TU206G
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N9823Z
MSN:	TU20606684
Total airframe hrs:	1257 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520-M7B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orr, MN - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KORB)
Destination airport:	St. Cloud, MN (KSTC)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT MADE A TOUCH-AND-GO WATER LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY TRYING TO LOCATE A WOODEN FLOAT/RAFT ON THE WATER.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to touchdown. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

Accident investigation: