# NTSB CEN24LA047: Cessna A185F, N61919, Barataria, LA, November 18, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 18, 2023, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Barataria, LA - Coordinates: 29.738707, -90.142605 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7387&lon=-90.1426&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 193427 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA047 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193427/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193427 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA047 ## Probable cause A recreational boat crossed in front of the airplane’s path during landing on the water which resulted in the airplane colliding with the boat. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition; cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that she had setup for landing on an intracoastal waterway and picked a landing area based on the locations of three nearby boats. During final approach, she had the three boats in sight, one of which was on the far right side of waterway and traveling in the same direction. She determined that the boats would not be a factor and continued to land. The airplane touched down on the choppy water and she added power to keep the airplane on the step. Immediately after touchdown the airplane veered left, then nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot egressed the airplane without further incident. She noticed that the recreational boat that was originally on the right side of the waterway was now on the left side and the boat driver stated that the airplane hit the boat. Since the pilot was seated in the left seat, her view to the lower right area of the airplane would have been restricted by the airframe. The pilot added that three other airplanes had just landed on the waterway and there was one more in position to land behind her. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N61919](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61919), registered now, S/N 18504274, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18504274 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 6286.2 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-520-D30B 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Southern Seaplane, Inc. - Registered owner: Tailspin LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 19, 2023 - Departed: 65LA, Belle Chasse, LA - Airport: Intracoastal waterway - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 28, 2023; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,010 total, 600 in this make and model, 840 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: KNBG, 8 nm away - METAR: KNBG 181655Z 01006KT 10SM SCT019 BKN027 BKN250 21/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02110161 $ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20231118018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118018919A), Nov 18, 2023: Cessna A185F, Crown Point, LA, Substantial damage. The pilot of the seaplane reported that she was enroute to a water landing in the intracoastal waterway. After perfoming a downwind approach to observe the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 13, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193427. 6.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16412391&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16412714&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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