19990803027409I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Anchorage, AK · August 3, 1999

Date: August 3, 1999 · 23:49 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N88ST
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N88STRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2016 · Cessna 182QS/N 18266957 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) CE-185 flown by Mr. Thomas hron was unable to extend landing gear from wipline amphibian floats (sn: 37203 & 37204) due to a ruptured hydraulic hose in the gear housing. Mr. Hron circled the airport while airport fire departments sprayed water on a grass area adjacent to the main runway. Mr. Hron then completed a gear up landing on the wet grass. No damage to the wipline floats occurred. Hydraulic hose and all adjacent hoses were replaced by aero twin, inc. on Merrill field, AK. Verified all hoses were replaced with Mr. Jeff jones of aero twin, inc. conducted ramp inspection of aircraft on September 15, 1999 and verified that no damage was sustained during the gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CE-185 FLOWN BY MR. THOMAS HRON WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FROM WIPLINE AMPHIBIAN FLOATS (SN: 37203 & 37204) DUE TO A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC HOSE IN THE GEAR HOUSING. MR. HRON CIRCLED THE AIRPORT WHILE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENTS SPRAYED WATER ON A GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE MAIN RUNWAY. MR. HRON THEN COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING ON THE WET GRASS. NO DAMAGE TO THE WIPLINE FLOATS OCCURRED. HYDRAULIC HOSE AND ALL ADJACENT HOSES WERE REPLACED BY AERO TWIN, INC. ON MERRILL FIELD, AK. VERIFIED ALL HOSES WERE REPLACED WITH MR. JEFF JONES OF AERO TWIN, INC. CONDUCTED RAMP INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 AND VERIFIED THAT NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DURING THE GEAR UP LANDING.