# Incident 19851203071559I: Cessna A185F, Belle Chasse, LA, December 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Airport: Southern Seaplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8660° N, 90.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN SEAPLANE (65LA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8660&lon=-90.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,142 total, 1,349 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851203071559I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR ON AMPHIBOUS AIRCRAFT FOR HARD SURFACE LANDING. LANDED ON FLOATS.

## Other reports on N69GV (1)

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

- [Accident 19840418031359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840418031359A), Apr 18, 1984: Cessna A185F (N69GV), Belle Chasse, LA, Minor damage. Engine hung up in middle of a compression stroke. Engine started when pilot moved prop. Aircraft ran into a canal.

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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