# Incident 20260703007159I: Cessna 180K, Everett, WA, July 3, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2026, 13:40 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County (Paine Fld)
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2821K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2821K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,630 total, 145 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260703007159I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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