ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170438
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| Date: | Saturday 11 October 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Performance Paradise Llc |
| Registration: | N180CT |
| MSN: | 50632 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paw Paw Lake, Watervliet, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton Harbor, MI (KBEH) |
| Coloma, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed a land-based airport and flew to a nearby lake. Being a short and direct flight, the pilot said he did not use the departure checklist and forgot to retract the wheels on the pontoons. Immediately upon touching down in the water, the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination revealed the firewall had been buckled by impact. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or its systems that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not use the departure checklist, resulting in an inadvertent landing with the pontoon wheels extended.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2014 16:20 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Oct-2014 16:33 | Geno | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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