Cessna 182B N2537G

Summary

On 29 October 1989 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N2537G was involved in an accident near Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 October 1989 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182B

Registration

N2537G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tewksbury → Lowell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC90LA020

1 person had minor injuries.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.