19820513015719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Houma, LA · May 13, 1982

Date: May 13, 1982 · 09:00 local
Place: Houma, LA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71DS
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW82DA176
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,132 total397 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed amphibious airplane in water with wheels down. Flipped over. Distracted, had failed to check gear up.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE IN WATER WITH WHEELS DOWN. FLIPPED OVER. DISTRACTED, HAD FAILED TO CHECK GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW82DA176Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHouma, LAThe pilot was distracted during his approach for landing and did not utilize the checklist. He landed wheels down in water and the aircraft nosed down.May 13, 1982 · Substantial damage