# Incident 20030729019379I: Cessna A185F, Cordova, AK, July 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2003, 20:41 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4916° N, 145.4776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERLE K (MUDHOLE) SMITH (CDV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4916&lon=-145.4776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1212Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1212Q-2008-01-22) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729019379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 29, 2003 AT 0541Z N1212Q, AN AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPPED CE-185, WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM JUNEAU, ALASKA TO CORDOVA, ALASKA. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT CYCLE DOWN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE GEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE PONTOON HAD PARTIALLY EXTENDED BUT THE LEFT SIDE REMAINED UP. THIS ELIMINATED THE POSSIBILITY FOR A WATER LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY AT CORDOVA. HE HAD THE RESCUE VEHICLES STANDING BY AND PERFORMED THE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY WITH A CHERRY PICKER AND TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT A PIECE OF ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE HAD SEVERAL PIN SIZE HOLES FROM CORROSION THAT ALLOWED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK AND CAUSE THE GEAR TO MALFUNCTION. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED AND N1212Q WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N1212Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800826065669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065669I), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna A185F (N1212Q), Boutte, LA, Minor damage. Pilot made pecautionary landing due to rough running engine. Replaced broken intake clamp and departed.

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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