# Incident 20131229024429I: Cessna 182N, Bayou Gauche, LA, December 29, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2013, 14:10 local time
- Place: Bayou Gauche, LA
- Airport: Ama
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7886° N, 90.4092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7886&lon=-90.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,588 total, 103 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131229024429I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LS40 AND ASCENDED TO 1000 FT FOR PART 91 FLIGHT.

AS THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING FROM 1000 FT HE SAW A LARGE BLACK BIRD DIVE DOWN AND STRIKE THE LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING.

THE PILOT CONTACTED MSY AND RQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LS40. LANDING ATTEMPT WAS NOT COMPLETED.

THE PILOT CALLED MSY TOWER AND REPORTED CONTROL ISSUES REQUESTING A HIGH SPEED EMERGENCY LANDING AT MSY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AT MSY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA095), Dec 29, 2013: Cessna 182N (N491CC), Paradis, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a bird which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N491CC (1)

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

- [Accident 19760528013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760528013199A), May 28, 1976: Cessna 182N (N491CC), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Intersection tkof. Hit elevated green on golf course.

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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