# Incident 19890919035539I: Cessna A185F, Irondfequoit, NY, September 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1989, 18:24 local time
- Place: Irondfequoit, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5028R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5028R) (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: 2,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919035539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE GEAR ON AIRCRAFT FLOATS WHEN TRYING TO LAND ON WATER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED.

## Other reports on N5028R (1)

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

- [Incident 19830703038289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703038289I), Jul 3, 1983: Cessna A185F (N5028R), Lake Canadaigua, NY, Minor damage. Seaplane listing. Pilot tried to start to beach aircraft. Wing hit a boat. Aircraft rolled over. Float cover leaked

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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