FTW79DRD37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185A · Venice, LA · May 19, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1979
Place
Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12NTCessna 185A
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790519011659A
Case key
135710

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1415  79/5/19    VENICE,LA           CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2780
        TIME - 0945                    N12NT               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THE JUMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT (W FLOATS)COLLIDED W BOAT,WHILE STILL MOVING ON LNDG RUN-OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N12NT
Reported as
Cessna 185A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
The Jump

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N12NT · 1

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