# Incident 20051118033499I: Cessna A185F, Pontiac, MI, November 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800TA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118033499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PILOT'S STATEMENT. PILOT DEPARTED (PTK) WITH NO EVENT TO NORTH OF ANN ARBOR LOOKING AT SOME PROPERTY. UPON RETURNING TO (PTK) PILOT COULD NOT GET PROPER GEAR INDICATION FOR DOWN AND LOCKED (4 GREEN). PILOT REQUESTED A VISUAL, THEN DID A FLY-BY THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF ALL 4 GEAR. THE TOWER SAID THAT ALL 4 GEAR APPEAR TO BE FULLY EXTENDED DOWN. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AND TO PERFORM A SLOW/SOFT LANDING "USING A CHECKLIST." LANDED WITH NO PROBLEM, THEN AFTER ROLL OUT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED VERY SLOWLY UPON APPLYING RIGHT BRAKES FOR A TURN OFF. THE ACFT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR WAS FORCED OVER CENTER MANUALLY THEN TAXIED TO MICHIGAN AVIATION FOR INSPECTION. THE GEAR IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO TAKE 300-400PSI FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND IT TOOK ALMOST 1500PSI TO OPERATE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CAUSE WAS INADEQUATE LUBE. THE OWNER IS LOOKING INTO ENHANCING LUBRICATION INTERVALS.

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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