# Incident 19851008061919I: Cessna A185F, Lafayette, LA, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7574N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7574N) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008061919I

## Narrative

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

INDICATIONS WERE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ON FLOATS. MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. DOWNLOCK SWITCHES STICKING.

## Other reports on N7574N (4)

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

- [Accident 20260215002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260215002779A), Feb 15, 2026: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Naples, FL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. On February 15, 2026, at about 1116 hours, a 1981 Cessna (floats) A185F, [privacy data omitted] departed marco island executive airport to the south and at…
- [Accident 20210906015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210906015439A), Sep 6, 2021: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Kingsley, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine lost power landed in corn field and flipped over.
- [Accident 20060129001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001099A), Jan 29, 2006: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Pembroke, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 29, 2006, inspector [privacy data omitted] and I conducted an accident investigation located at a private strip in Pembroke, MA. The pilot…
- [Incident 19960518024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024179I), May 18, 1996: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on 18 may 1996, on take-off runway 35R at approx. 40 KTS a push to the left was noticed. Rt. Rudder, right brake and rt. Aileron was applied. The…

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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