- Date
- April 20, 1985, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Slidell, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N93485Cessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850420013799A
- Case key
- 21726
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during a water landing, the left float dragged, but he was able to 'pull it out' & started to add power to go around. However, he saw power lines ahead & realized that a go-around was not possible. He said he 'planted it back on the water' & then the acft nosed over. Witnesses reported the plt was attempting to land on the waterway when a boat approached from the opposite direction. The plt added power to go-around and veered the acft to the right at which time the right float caught and the acft nosed over. The plt used poor judgement in attempting a landing on the eden isle waterway which an unapproved waterway for seaplane operations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93485
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1823238
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- H.T. Bermingham
- Registered owner
- Mc Dermott, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1985
- Departed
- Slidell, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NEW, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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