# Accident 19950711048539A: Cessna 182, Port Sulphur, LA, July 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2793° N, 91.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2793&lon=-91.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711048539A

## Narrative

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

(-16) (4) AIRMAN COMPETENCY - THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH A TAILWIND TO AVOID AN APPROACH OVER POWERLINES. UPON LANDING, HE REALIZED THE GROUND SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN HE ANTICIPATED AND BRAKING ON THE WET GRASS RUNWAY WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE PILOT GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING DITCH AT RUNWAY'S END, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. LACK OF PROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND SHORT-FIELD LANDING PREPARATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW95LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA289), Jul 11, 1995: Cessna 182 (N2878R), Port Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS SHORT FIELD LANDING RESULTING IN AN INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP TO AVOID AN OVERRUN. FACTORS WERE THE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS ON THE WET GRASS RUNWAY.

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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