# Incident 19991204045309I: Cessna A185F, Everett, WA, December 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1999, 16:23 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8WF) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204045309I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PAINE FIELD, WA. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD GREEN DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS AND ON LANDING THE FLOAT LANDING GEAR WHEELS COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  SUSPECTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SPRING MECHANISM FAILED.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL FBO FOR MAINTENANCE.  HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH PILOT/OWNER TO OBTAIN DETAILS.

## Other reports on N8WF (2)

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

- [Accident 20240612017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240612017839A), Jun 12, 2024: Cessna A185F (N8WF), Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated while on a return flight from ksac to O41 and at an altitude of 1100FT. North of kdwa, the aircraft began to slow unexpectedly. Pilot responded by…
- [Incident 19980603024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980603024749I), Jun 3, 1998: Cessna A185F (N8WF), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Slowing for turnoff, main gear retracted. Pilot added power to clear runway damaging amphibian chine.

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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