Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87LA094

MELBOURNE, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N2287T

CESSNA A185E

Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG IN PREPARATION FOR A WATER LANDING. THE FLT THEN TURNED BASE TO FINAL, &, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE LAKE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN MODIFIED WHEN THE FLOATS WERE INSTALLED. SUCH MODIFICATIONS ENTAIL CHANGING OF THE LANDING GEAR UP LIGHT FROM AMBER TO BLUE FOR WATER OPERATIONS AND FOR THE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION FROM GREEN TO AMBER FOR LAND OPERATIONS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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