19951225046419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Grand Isle, LA · December 25, 1995

Date: December 25, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place: Grand Isle, LA
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SSCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61441
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total7,000 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N61441Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18504191 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on December 25, 1995, Mr. Charles jamieson, acting as pilot-in-command of a Cessna, model 185, aircraft, N61441, departed gretna bay, Louisiana, for a VFR flight to timbalier bay, Louisiana. After a normal landing, Mr. Jamieson was taxiing to the docking area when he accidentally hit a sand bar, which turned the aircraft upside down. The aircraft incurred water and minor damage. While lifting the aircraft out of the water, the aircraft was accidentally dropped, which caused more damage. The water channel has been dredged and all sandbars have been marked in the area. Additional communication procedures have been implemented.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 25, 1995, MR. CHARLES JAMIESON, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A CESSNA, MODEL 185, AIRCRAFT, N61441, DEPARTED GRETNA BAY, LOUISIANA, FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO TIMBALIER BAY, LOUISIANA. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, MR. JAMIESON WAS TAXIING TO THE DOCKING AREA WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SAND BAR, WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED WATER AND MINOR DAMAGE. WHILE LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED, WHICH CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. THE WATER CHANNEL HAS BEEN DREDGED AND ALL SANDBARS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THE AREA. ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

Other reports on N61441 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000612012959ANew Orleans, LA(-23) Pilot tried to turn off runway onto taxiway at too high a rate of speed. Airplane ground-looped and sustained substantial damage to left landing gear, left wing tip, left aileron, elevator, and gearbox.Jun 12, 2000 · No damage