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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Belle Chase, LA · March 7, 2011

Date: March 7, 2011 · 11:30 local
Place: Belle Chase, LA
Airport: Southern Seaplane
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N434JG
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA216
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total600 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N434JGRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503785 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he was making a runway landing and had lowered the gear. As he approached the wind was a stronger crosswind than anticipated, so he decided to land on the water. Stated he failed to do second landing check and retract gear for water landing. This resulted in landing on water with the landing gear down; acft touched water and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A RUNWAY LANDING AND HAD LOWERED THE GEAR. AS HE APPROACHED THE WIND WAS A STRONGER CROSSWIND THAN ANTICIPATED, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON THE WATER. STATED HE FAILED TO DO SECOND LANDING CHECK AND RETRACT GEAR FOR WATER LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN LANDING ON WATER WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN; ACFT TOUCHED WATER AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBelle Chase, LAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.Mar 7, 2011 · Substantial damage