# NTSB FTW84LA162: Cessna A185F, N7368H, Braithwaite, LA, March 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 3, 1984, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Braithwaite, LA
- Coordinates: 29.740236, -89.939308 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7402&lon=-89.9393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21279/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA162

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - initiated, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF HE OVERCORRECTED AND THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT BUT SAW A DITCH AND REAPPLIED POWER. THE ACFT HIT THE DITCH AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PLT THOUGHT MAYBE THE BRAKES LOCKED BUT AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE ACFT & FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE MALFUNCTION

## Factual narrative

**This report was modified on April 21, 2008.**  The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 23922.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7368H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503374
- Airframe hours: 1172
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Pro Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 22, 1984
- Airport: Braithwrite Park, runway 18, 2,600 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 14,429 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 13,839 as pilot in command, 113 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840303006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303006419A), Mar 3, 1984: Cessna A185F, Braithwaite, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the takeoff roll. Left the runway and collided with a ditch.

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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