Cessna 180 N9198C

Summary

On 12 November 2007 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9198C was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, 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

12 November 2007 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.4336, -81.4881

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9198C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA035

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's loss of control on the water after landing, which resulted in the bow of the right float submerging , and a nose-over event.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport-rated pilot of the Cessna 180 float plane stated that "during what started as a normal landing, the bow of the right float submerged and flipped the plane over." The airplane came to rest inverted, and sustained a bent wing spar and firewall. The pilot report over 25,000 hours of flight experience, and 30 hours in make and model. He did not report any deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.