- Date
- May 7, 1985, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5313YCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850507058429A
- Case key
- 40154
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After departure the plt stated he selected gear up. He stated that the gear indicator lights indicated that one gear as still in the down position. He said he recylcled the gear and then checked the gear indicator blubs. The pilot said he then hand pumped the gear until he believed the gear to the be in the up position. The acft touched down on the water and then nosed over as the gear was still down. The float plate was found to be installed backwards. FAA inspectors talked to four witnesses who said that all gear was in the down position. The left gear can be checked visually from the cockpit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5313Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 03284
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steve D. Seley, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- WRG · Wrangell, AK
- Destination
- SPB · Ketchikan Pt, AK
- Airport
- SPB · Ketchikan Pennisula Point, runway 22, 10,000 × 200 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,025 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KTN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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