Cessna A185 N14ED
1 July 2018 · Miami, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2018 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N14ED, operated by Tropic Ocean Airways LLC, was involved in an accident near Miami, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami (X44)
- Coordinates
- 25.7783, -80.1703
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185
- Registration
- N14ED
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Lauderdale → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA388
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane on takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over when the airplane landed on water with the wheels extended. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use appropriate checklists.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he inadvertently failed to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane after takeoff from a hard surface runway. Upon arrival at his destination, he did not use the Before Landing checklist, and when the airplane touched down on the water with the wheels extended, it nosed over. The amphibious airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut, the empennage, the right wing aileron, the rudder, and the elevator. The pilot asserted that the accident was pilot error and that the accident could have been prevented if he had he used the checklist. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the amphibious airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Blue Skies Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2018 | Cessna A185 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Cessna A185 | Reardan, Washington, United States | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Cessna A185 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Cessna A185 | Lowman, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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