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FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Rainier, OR · June 27, 2008

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Date
June 27, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place
Rainier, OR
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5403E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08LA201
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total330 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N5403ERegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503963 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed from a hard surfaced runway near squim, WA. He flew south with the intent to land in the columbia river at Rainier, OR. Upon impact with the water, the aircaft flipped over and submerged up to the floats. The pilot was the sole occupant and received minor injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was removed from the water, flipped over, and placed back on its floats. An immediate inspection of the cockpit revealed the landing gear handle was in the retract position. The pilot stated that he did not recall verifying the actual gear position and may not have noticed panel advisory lights due to landing into the sun. Post accident inspection by the NTSB inspector found the landing gear retract system hydraulic reservoir empty. Further inspection found fluid leakage at the tension cylinder in the left float. The cylinder had been removed in order to perform a detailed inspection. This investigation is not complete. Amended report possible, pending inspection of tension cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM A HARD SURFACED RUNWAY NEAR SQUIM, WA. HE FLEW SOUTH WITH THE INTENT TO LAND IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT RAINIER, OR. UPON IMPACT WITH THE WATER, THE AIRCAFT FLIPPED OVER AND SUBMERGED UP TO THE FLOATS. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER, FLIPPED OVER, AND PLACED BACK ON ITS FLOATS. AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE RETRACT POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL VERIFYING THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION AND MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED PANEL ADVISORY LIGHTS DUE TO LANDING INTO THE SUN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY THE NTSB INSPECTOR FOUND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR EMPTY. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND FLUID LEAKAGE AT THE TENSION CYLINDER IN THE LEFT FLOAT. THE CYLINDER HAD BEEN REMOVED IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DETAILED INSPECTION. THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE. AMENDED REPORT POSSIBLE, PENDING INSPECTION OF TENSION CYLINDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08LA201Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRainier, ORThe inadvertent extension of the left float's landing gear to near the down position due to a failure of the gear's rear hydraulic seal.Jun 28, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5403E · 2

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

Incident 20120813016449ITakeoff: Climb Out · Port Angeles, WAOn August 13, 2012 at approx. 1440,the owner and operator of N5403E, a amphibious Cessna 185F with one passenger on board had departed from lake sutherland, Washington, on a scenic flight. Shortly after takeoff the pilot experienced a powerloss and performed…Aug 13, 2012 · Minor damageIncident 20030416007699ITouch And Go Landing · Renton, WA(-23) In a telephone conversation with the pilot/owner (karl neiders) was performing touch & go's at Renton airport in Cessna A185F. On the third touch & go landed with the wheels in the retracted position on the floats. The aircraft was lifted off the…Apr 16, 2003 · Minor damage