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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Everett, WA · March 13, 2004

Date: March 13, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Everett, WA
Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N185TH
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N185THRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503456 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) During approach, pilot noted landing gear lights did not indicate left main gear was down and locked. The tower was conducted, and a fly-by of the tower was performed to evaluate the status of the landing gear. The tower personnel advised the pilot that all the landing gear was down, and looked good. Pilot landed on runway 16R without incident. On turning off runway to taxiway 3A, the left main landing gear slowly collapsed. Aircraft was relocated to maintenance facility on the field for repairs. Inspection of aircraft by FAA personnel found no damage caused by the gear collapse. Maintenance facility found left main gear hydraulic cylinder leaking.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH, PILOT NOTED LANDING GEAR LIGHTS DID NOT INDICATE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE TOWER WAS CONDUCTED, AND A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED TO EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER PERSONNEL ADVISED THE PILOT THAT ALL THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, AND LOOKED GOOD. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON TURNING OFF RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY 3A, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON THE FIELD FOR REPAIRS. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT BY FAA PERSONNEL FOUND NO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GEAR COLLAPSE. MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LEAKING.