19990904032939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Rayville, LA · September 4, 1999

Date: September 4, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Rayville, LA
Airport: Squires Heliport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5214R
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,843 total150 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N5214RRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503020 · Built 1976 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.

(-23) Aircraft departed delhi, LA enroute to eunice, LA. When engine started running rough. Pilot decided to land at Rayville, LA., which was the nearest airport. After a normal landing, the aircraft was blown off the runway's side and across a ditch by gusty cross winds, according to the pilot's written statement. Aircraft damage was limited to a bent prop and a bent landing gear support.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DELHI, LA ENROUTE TO EUNICE, LA. WHEN ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT RAYVILLE, LA., WHICH WAS THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY'S SIDE AND ACROSS A DITCH BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A BENT PROP AND A BENT LANDING GEAR SUPPORT.