# NTSB FTW82DRD02: Cessna A185F, N5513E, Patterson, LA, October 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1981
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2516  81/10/16 NR.PATTERSON,LA       CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N5513E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 2180 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PATTERSON,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- LNDD IN BAYOU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5513E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811016068269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016068269A), Oct 16, 1981: Univar 1081, Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Failed to retract gear on amphibian prior to water landing. Airplane flipped over and sank on touchdown.

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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