# Incident 19800715060899I: Cessna A185F, Kenner, LA, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Kenner, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0102° N, 90.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenner, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-90.2548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6590E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 750 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/19800715060899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N6590E (1)

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

- [Incident 20151207022909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207022909I), Dec 7, 2015: Cessna A185F (N6590E), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. Hydraulic hardline chafed on float caused loss of hydraulic and gear malfunction.

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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