# NTSB Accident CHI06FA269
> **Cessna 182Q** · 2006-09-24 · Cumberland, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06FA269
- **Event ID:** 20060929X01430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-09-24
- **Location:** Cumberland, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.495277, -92.145835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N97435
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent attempt to land on water with the wheels down and his failure to verify the gear position prior to landing.  Contributing factors were the inoperative gear system due to the open gear selector circuit breaker, which tripped for undetermined reasons.

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