the pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the correct configuration for a water landing.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot said that he had just recently purchased the aircraft and had completed 5 hours of instruction in it just before the accident flight. The pilot reported that before he left for home he wanted to make one more water landing and flew to the New Hogan Lake Reservoir. The pilot said he forgot to raise the wheels when he departed the San Andreas land airport, and on touchdown in the lake, the aircraft nosed over.
The pilot said that he had just recently purchased the aircraft and had completed 5 hours of instruction in it just before the accident flight. The pilot reported that before he left for home he wanted to make one more water landing and flew to the New Hogan Lake Reservoir. The pilot said he forgot to raise the…
The accident on 1994-02-10 involved a Cessna A185F, registration N4833C, at Valley Springs, CA.
the pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the correct configuration for a water landing.
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