# Incident 19980728029179I: Cessna A185F, Trading Bay, AK, July 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Trading Bay, AK
- Airport: Trading Bay
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N80SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80SS-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980728029179I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 1998, THE PILOT OF N80SS REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT TO ENA FSS AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO SUITABLE LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TRADING BAY, ALASKA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ASI IS PURSUEING SEPERATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE OWNER AND AUTHORIZATION TO FERRY AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS DIFFERENT "N"  NUMBER, AND NOT ALL INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THIS AIRCRAFT. ON AUGUST 6 ,1998, INVESTIGATION OF N80SS AT A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION REVEALED THAT DAMAGES T OEXHAUST AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES TO CAUSE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT REPAIRED AND RELEASED TO OWNER.

## Other reports on N80SS (1)

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

- [Incident 20120909026609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909026609I), Sep 9, 2012: Cessna A185F (N80SS), San Simeon, CA, Substantial damage. On 09/09/2012 at approximately 15:45 PST, N80SS, a Cessna 185 float plane lost engine power and made an emergency landing in the water approximately 16 sm…

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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