- Date
- February 9, 1980
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2565ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800209002759A
- Case key
- 131582
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3718 80/2/9 KETCHIKAN,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2100 TIME - 1130 N2565Z PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KETCHIKAN HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WRANGELL,AK KETCHIKAN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE REMARKS- STEP TAXIING.HYD LINE HOLDING WHEELS IN UP PSN RUPTURED,L GR EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2565Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ketchikan Harbor
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.