Saturday, October 11, 2014

Cessna 180B Skywagon, N180CT, Performance Paradise LLC: Accident occurred October 11, 2014 in Coloma, Michigan

NTSB Identification: CEN15CA016
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, October 11, 2014 in Coloma, MI
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/05/2014
Aircraft: CESSNA 180B, registration: N180CT
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The pilot departed a land-based airport and flew to a nearby lake. Being a short and direct flight, the pilot said he did not use the departure checklist and forgot to retract the wheels on the pontoons. Immediately upon touching down in the water, the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination revealed the firewall had been buckled by impact. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or its systems that would have precluded normal operations.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot did not use the departure checklist, resulting in an inadvertent landing with the pontoon wheels extended.

According to the pilot's written statement, he departed a land-based airport and flew to a nearby lake. Being a short and direct flight, he did not use the departure checklist and forgot to retract the wheels on the pontoons. Immediately upon touching down in the water, the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination revealed the firewall had been buckled by impact. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or its systems that would have precluded normal operations.


http://registry.faa.gov/N180CT

http://www.rodbearden.com




WATERVLIET, Mich. -- A plane crashed in Paw Paw Lake Saturday afternoon around 1 p.m.

 A Cessna 180 took a nose dive into glassy waters shortly after 1 p.m.

The Watervliet Fire Department responded within minutes.

The pilot was able to escape without obvious injuries, but they had to do a little leg work to get the plane upright.

Emergency crews across Berrien County worked together to help the pilot.

And so did two cranes, normally used to install piers.

It's took a team effort and more than four hours to recover the Cessna.

Eyewitnesses say the plane crash came amid a quiet day on Paw Paw Lake.

The Watervliet Fire Department has not been able to confirm the pilot's name or the cause of the crash.


http://www.wndu.com



A small plane crashed into Paw Paw Lake in Watervliet, Mich., Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11, our news partner WNDU reported.

The pilot of the Cessna 180 was rescued by first responders, WNDU reported. 

Photos from the scene show the seaplane flipped upside down in the lake, with its landing gear peaking above the water.

   


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