Cessna A185F accident near Rockwood, ME
On August 1, 2010, a Cessna A185F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rockwood, ME. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 1, 2010
- Place
- Rockwood, ME
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.693°N, 69.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100801X90445
Official records · ERA10LA390
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 1, 2010, about 1115 eastern daylight time, a float equipped Cessna A185F, N369E, nosed over while landing on Moosehead Lake near Rockwood, Maine. The airplane had departed the Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport (8B0), Rangeley, Maine. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was uninjured. The airplane received substantial damage, The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a statement given by the passenger to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and the Maine State Police, just prior to the airplane making contact with the water, the pilot made a verbal expression and immediately after making contact with the water, the airplane went to the left and nosed over. She also informed the FAA inspector that they departed a paved surface at 8B0. The passenger reported to the Maine State Police that on the morning of the accident, the pilot "wasn't feeling well;" however, after breakfast "he was feeling much better and felt he was fine to fly." She also reported that "they had a normal flight" and the area of the accident was "the same area he always lands." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 64, held an airline transport pilot certificate with a rating for airplane multiengine land and type ratings for the Douglas DC 3, Grumman 1159, HS-125, and N-265. He also held a commercial pilot certificate, with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-e
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to medication.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
