# Incident 20120813016449I: Cessna A185F, Port Angeles, WA, August 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2012, 14:40 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1192° N, 123.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Angeles, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1192&lon=-123.4481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5403E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403E) (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 520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120813016449I

## Narrative

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

ON 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 A FORCED LANDING IN A POND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5403E (2)

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

- [Accident 20080627840699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080627840699A), Jun 27, 2008: Cessna 185F (N5403E), Rainier, OR, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Incident 20030416007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416007699I), Apr 16, 2003: Cessna A185F (N5403E), Renton, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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