Cessna 185 N5313Y
7 May 1985 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1985 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5313Y was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ketchikan Pennisula Point (SPB)
- Coordinates
- 55.6108, -131.5808
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N5313Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wrangell → Ketchikan Pt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER DEPARTURE THE PLT STATED HE SELECTED GEAR UP. HE STATED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATED THAT ONE GEAR AS STILL IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE SAID HE RECYLCLED THE GEAR AND THEN CHECKED THE GEAR INDICATOR BLUBS. THE PILOT SAID HE THEN HAND PUMPED THE GEAR UNTIL HE BELIEVED THE GEAR TO THE BE IN THE UP POSITION. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER AND THEN NOSED OVER AS THE GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. THE FLOAT PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED BACKWARDS. FAA INSPECTORS TALKED TO FOUR WITNESSES WHO SAID THAT ALL GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE LEFT GEAR CAN BE CHECKED VISUALLY FROM THE COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 185 | Paulina, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1985 | Cessna 185 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | La-Tex Gulf Drilling | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Cessna 185 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Cessna 185F | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1985 | Cessna 185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1985 | Cessna 185 | Kantishna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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