# Incident 19980616020369I: Cessna A185F, Raleigh-Durham, NC, June 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1998, 20:27 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1481F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1481F-2012-08-01) (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 A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616020369I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. TOWER REPORT GEAR APPEARED EXTENDED. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AMPHIB FLOATS USED IN SALTWATER ENVIR.

## Other reports on N1481F (1)

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

- [Accident 19980718024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718024499A), Jul 18, 1998: Cessna A185F (N1481F), Moneta, VA, Substantial damage. (.4) The amphibian airplane lifted off the lake after a normal takeoff run. During a turn to avoid terrain, the airplane descended and it's right float…

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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