LOWELL, MA, USA
N2537G
CESSNA 182B
THE FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA 182 MADE A WATER LANDING WITH THE LEFT WHEELS EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND THE FLOATS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLOATS ARE EQUIPED WITH VISUAL INDICATORS TO INDICATE WHEN THE WHEELS ARE EXTENDED (RED) OR NOT EXTENDED (RED NOT VISIBLE). POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE FLOATS SHOWED THE LEFT FLOAT HAD WHEELS EXTENDED AND THE RED MARKER WAS MOSTLY VISIBLE. ON THE RIGHT FLOAT, THE WHEELS WERE RETRACTED AND THE MARKER WAS BARELY VISIBLE.
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE THAT THE FLOAT WHEELS WERE RETRACTED PRIOR TO A WATER LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE EXTENSION OF THE LEFT FLOAT WHEELS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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