IRT a water landing, Actually Doug, you have explained the procedure much better than I was able to, Thank You.

I am not that familiar with the 182, hence I was thinking it had retractable landing gear like the 206. I stand corrected.

I am not recommending Ted Lawson's account for any purpose other than it's description of the force encountered when the landing gear comes into contact with a watery surface.

The biggest problem IRT to a water landing is to keep the aircraft from flipping or cartwheeling. Getting out of the aircraft aft coming to a stop is the next major problem.