40.8469° N, 72.6598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 26, 1983
Place
West Hampton, NY
Airport
Suffolk Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N61530
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total120 in this make and model150 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.
Pilot stated he forgot the gear and landed the amphibious float plane with the gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE FORGOT THE GEAR AND LANDED THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE WITH THE GEAR UP.