# Accident 19850507058429A: Cessna A185F, Ketchikan, AK, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Peninsula Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6108° N, 131.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6108&lon=-131.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5313Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,025 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507058429A

## Narrative

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

WATER LANDING MADE WITH WHEEL EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT ASSUMED HE HAD PUMPED GEAR UP ON DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA108), May 7, 1985: Cessna 185 (N5313Y), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

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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