19990101013549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 185F · Ft Myers, FL · January 1, 1999

Date: January 1, 1999 · 10:50 local
Place: Ft Myers, FL
Airport: Page Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8760Q
Reported as: Cessna 185F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8760QRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503768 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)The pilot reported the during the landing rollout, and before applying any braking, his right rear landing gear slowly retracted up into the right float. An inspection revealed only minimum damage with the right float keel strip coming loose. The aircraft spends considerable time in a salt water environment. Operational checks were found to be normal and the unlocked condition was contributed to a lack of lubrication.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE PILOT REPORTED THE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, AND BEFORE APPLYING ANY BRAKING, HIS RIGHT REAR LANDING GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED UP INTO THE RIGHT FLOAT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY MINIMUM DAMAGE WITH THE RIGHT FLOAT KEEL STRIP COMING LOOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SPENDS CONSIDERABLE TIME IN A SALT WATER ENVIRONMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL AND THE UNLOCKED CONDITION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION.