# Incident 19990415021469I: Cessna A185F, New Iberia, LA, April 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEHA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415021469I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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