# Incident 19850406017339I: Cessna A185F, San Jose, CA, April 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1985, 16:32 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94078-2023-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 34 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406017339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER WHEELS FOR LANDING. DAMAGE TO FLOAT SKIDS.

## Other reports on N94078 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220608010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608010539A), Jun 8, 2022: Cessna A185F (N94078), Substantial damage. Departed runway 36, at 45KTS tail wheel came off the ground and at that time the aircraft veered 45 degrees to the left and departed the runway. Wind was…

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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