# Accident 19890531014029A: Cessna 185F, Toksook Bay, AK, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 21:15 local time
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TLFA
- Location: 60.5409° N, 165.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5409&lon=-165.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9360N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9360N-2006-08-01) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531014029A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS FLOATPLANE WAS LANDED IN WATER WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR.

## 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 ANC89LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA083), Jun 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N9360N), Toksook Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON WATER WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED.

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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