# NTSB FTW82DA213: Cessna A185E, N210ZZ, Lafayette, LA, June 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA213
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71309/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA213

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - unlocked (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A WATER LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DROPPED DOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE REASON FOR THE GEAR TO DROP OUT WAS NEVER DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210ZZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210ZZ), registered now, S/N 18501866, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18501866
- Airframe hours: 3100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Creole Dredgin & Construction
- Registered owner: Creole Dredgin & Construction
- Departed: LAFAYETTE, LA
- Destination: LAFAYETTE, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 2,125 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LFT, 35 nm away

## 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 19820606022759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606022759A), Jun 6, 1982: Cessna A185E, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Right landing gear dropped down while landing amphibian on water. Aircraft swerved and left wing struck the water.

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.

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