# Incident 20151207022909I: Cessna A185F, Sitka, AK, December 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2015, 13:40 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H0VC
- Location: 57.0468° N, 135.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (SIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0468&lon=-135.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6590E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207022909I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC HARDLINE CHAFED ON FLOAT CAUSED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC AND GEAR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N6590E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800715060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715060899I), Jul 15, 1980: Cessna A185F (N6590E), Kenner, LA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower 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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