# Incident 20090724047749I: Cessna A185F, Sitka, AK, July 24, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2009, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5022R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5022R-2015-05-19) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090724047749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARD SURFACE SIT AIRPORT AND LEFT GEAR DOWN FOR FLIGHT ONE HOUR AWAY. LANDED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS IN OCEAN WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5022R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780815037029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037029I), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna 185 (N5022R), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear before landing.

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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