# Accident 19970702016699A: Cessna A185F, Bay St Louis, MS, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 18:48 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Diamond Head Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2699° N, 89.4794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2699&lon=-89.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5054R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5054R-2000-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS VOID OF USEABLE FUEL. FOREIGN MATERIAL IN FUEL PUMP. (-23) AIRCRAFT N5054R MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT DIAMOND HEAD AIRPORT, BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY OVER RUN AFTER THE LANDING GEAR FLOATS HIT THE END OF THE RUNWAY EMBANKMENT. ONLY ONE TO TWO QUARTS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT-HAND TANK. ABOUT TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT-HAND TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFTHAND TANK POSITION AT THE TIME OF 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 MIA97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA203), Jul 2, 1997: Cessna A185F (N5054R), Bay St. Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field landing procedure and use of full flaps prior to being assured of reaching the proper touchdown point, resulting in an in-flight collision with an embankment, and…

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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