Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
4,392 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C403
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS TAXIING AROUND APRON, AND WHILE MAKING A RT TURN THE LT MAIN GEAR IN INADVERTENTLY COLLAPSED. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN TO RUN HYDRAULICS, HAS STC SA7GL INSTALLED, PUT SWITCH TO EXTEND GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, RELEASED ACFT OFF OF FLOATS, CONFIRMED DRAG BRACE OVER CENTER LOCK ENGAGED, TAXIED AROUND APRON TO ENSURE ACFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, BROUGHT INTO HANGAR. PERFORMING A FULL LANDING GEAR INSPECTION FOR SERVICEABILITY OF THE AMPHIBIOUS GEAR.

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