19990415021469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · New Iberia, LA · April 15, 1999

Date: April 15, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: New Iberia, LA
Airport: Acadiana Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N96PA
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,700 total250 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

While attempting a departure on seaway 34 at acadian regional airport in a seaplane, damage to the right float occurred as a result of an uncontrolled drift due to excessive crosswind conditions. While transiting from the plow position to a step position during takeoff, the left wing of the aircraft rose due to the wind component with full cross-wind controls applied. The side drift that resulted caused the aircraft to make contact with the east bank of the seaway. The right float impacted a seaway light and the angle iron supporting the fixture. Take-off was aborted and when damage was detected, aircraft was beached. A 3-4 foot hole in the bottom of the float ruptured several compartments.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING A DEPARTURE ON SEAWAY 34 AT ACADIAN REGIONAL AIRPORT IN A SEAPLANE, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLOAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN UNCONTROLLED DRIFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. WHILE TRANSITING FROM THE PLOW POSITION TO A STEP POSITION DURING TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT ROSE DUE TO THE WIND COMPONENT WITH FULL CROSS-WIND CONTROLS APPLIED. THE SIDE DRIFT THAT RESULTED CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EAST BANK OF THE SEAWAY. THE RIGHT FLOAT IMPACTED A SEAWAY LIGHT AND THE ANGLE IRON SUPPORTING THE FIXTURE. TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED AND WHEN DAMAGE WAS DETECTED, AIRCRAFT WAS BEACHED. A 3-4 FOOT HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOAT RUPTURED SEVERAL COMPARTMENTS.