- Date
- May 13, 1982, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71DSCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820513015719A
- Case key
- 71085
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Wheels down landing in water - inadvertentCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Checklist - not performedCause
Analysis
The pilot was distracted during his approach for landing and did not utilize the checklist. He landed wheels down in water and the aircraft nosed down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71DS
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504205
- Airframe hours
- 397
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dresser Industries
- Registered owner
- Dresser Industries
- Departed
- HUM · Houma, LA
- Destination
- HUM · Houma, LA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,132 total · 397 in this make and model · 2,132 as pilot in command · 124 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.