# Incident 19800216029459I: Cessna 185D, Flushing, NY, February 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1980
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1517F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 50 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/19800216029459I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING, RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N1517F (1)

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

- [Accident 19761103034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103034419A), Nov 3, 1976: Cessna 185D (N1517F), Newport, ME, Substantial damage. Amphibious floats. Ldg gr would not extend, lndd on seaplane base and hit a gravel bar.

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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