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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · La Verne, CA · July 31, 1983

Date
July 31, 1983 · 13:20 local
Place
La Verne, CA
Airport
Brackett
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7307Q
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total100 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear failed to lock down on amphibious float plane. Indicators showed down and locked. Landed normal. Cause unknown

As the FAA filed it

GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE. INDICATORS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED NORMAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN