- Date
- April 20, 1977
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5317RCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770420016549A
- Case key
- 157701
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3139 77/4/20 KETCHIKAN,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 10000 TIME - 0800 N5317R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFRONT DOCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETCHIKAN,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5317R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterfront Dock
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5317R · 1
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