# Accident 19930522015069A: Cessna A185F, Timbalier Isle, LA, May 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Timbalier Isle, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSCA
- Aircraft: N3588 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,150 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930522015069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK SANDBAR IN ANKLE DEEP WATER ON WATER TAKEOFF. FLIPPED OVER. TIDE HAD GONE OUT AFTER LANDING SAME AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA162), May 22, 1993: Cessna A185F (N3588), Timbalier Isle, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION IN THE SELECTION OF HIS TAKEOFF ROUTE. A FACTOR WAS THE SAND BAR

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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