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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Burrwood, LA · February 10, 2003

Date: February 10, 2003 · 09:00 local
Place: Burrwood, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7377H
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total400 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N7377HRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503382 · Built 1977 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) The seaplane struck a sand bar on take-off and the pilot lost aircraft control. The nose and the front tips of both floats stuck in the river sand. The engine and front seats went under water. The back seats and tail of the aircraft did not go into the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE SEAPLANE STRUCK A SAND BAR ON TAKE-OFF AND THE PILOT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE NOSE AND THE FRONT TIPS OF BOTH FLOATS STUCK IN THE RIVER SAND. THE ENGINE AND FRONT SEATS WENT UNDER WATER. THE BACK SEATS AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO INTO THE WATER.

Other reports on N7377H · 2

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

Accident 20051020023789ATakeoff Ground Roll · Halls Crossing, UT(-23) The pilot was operating in an area that contained logs and other debris that drift into the canyon waterways without current. The lake is about 30 feet above normal level. It is very difficult to determine the location of submerged objects in these…Oct 20, 2005 · Substantial damage Accident 19800207001679ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Creston, IAMade takeoff on wet runway. Wheel locked with ice en route. Aircraft skidded sideways on landing. Broke right wheelFeb 7, 1980 · Substantial damage