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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Everett, WA · July 3, 2026

Date: July 3, 2026 · 13:40 local
Place: Everett, WA
Airport: Snohomish County (Paine Fld)
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2821K
Reported as: Cessna 180K
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,630 total145 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N2821KRegistered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18053089 Airframe modelCessna 180K Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Federal aviation administration

Flight standards district office (FSDO) aviation accident/incident report summary

General event information

Date / time: July 3, 2026 / 1340 pacific standard time (PST)

Location: paine field airport (kpae), Everett, WA

Aircraft make / model: Cessna 180 (amphibious configuration)

Injuries: none (pilot uninjured)

Aircraft damage: minor

On July 3, 2026, at approximately 1340 PST, an amphibious Cessna 180, executed a gear-up landing on the runway at paine field airport (kpae) in Everett, WA. The aircraft landed directly on its amphibious floats after the pilot failed to extend the landing gear for a runway landing. The pilot sustained no injuries, and the aircraft incurred minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT SUMMARY

GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION

DATE / TIME: JULY 3, 2026 / 1340 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST)

LOCATION: PAINE FIELD AIRPORT (KPAE), EVERETT, WA

AIRCRAFT MAKE / MODEL: CESSNA 180 (AMPHIBIOUS CONFIGURATION)

INJURIES: NONE (PILOT UNINJURED)

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: MINOR

ON JULY 3, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 PST, AN AMPHIBIOUS CESSNA 180, EXECUTED A GEAR-UP LANDING ON THE RUNWAY AT PAINE FIELD AIRPORT (KPAE) IN EVERETT, WA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED DIRECTLY ON ITS AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR A RUNWAY LANDING. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE.