# Incident 19790720019379I: Cessna 185E, Sitka, AK, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4745Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745Q-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOAT PLANE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N4745Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820405008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405008259A), Apr 5, 1982: Cessna 185E (N4745Q), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on final and the float equipped aircraft struck approach light. Fuel pump adjustment screw loose.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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