# Incident 19810405014109I: Cessna A185F, Wildwood, FL, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wildwood, FL
- Airport: Lake Miona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8653° N, 82.0390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wildwood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8653&lon=-82.0390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003H-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 6 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/19810405014109I

## Narrative

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

FLOAT LEAK DUE TO MISSING SEAL CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SINK DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N9003H (2)

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

- [Accident 19870729040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040139A), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. On return to airport hit wires and a vehicle landing in street. Leaky fuel caps a factor.
- [Accident 19790221003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221003409A), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna A185F (N9003H), Oak Island, MI, Substantial damage. Landed ski plane in cross wind on lake ice runway. Collapsed ski during ground loop. Frozen wind sock.

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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