- Date
- September 5, 1985, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Sulphur, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5513ECessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850905043409A
- Case key
- 21844
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he initiated his water takeoff run on a canal which had a left bend. When he rounded the bend he observed a 15-20 foot high piling (post) in the middle of the canal and a peninsula of land about 300 yards beyond the piling. He steered to the right of the piling and continued the takeoff run rotating for takeoff within 50 ft of the peninsula. The nose lifted, however, the rear end of the acft's floats contacted the ground and pitched the nose to a downward position. The acft then flipped inverted and stopped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5513E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503986
- Airframe hours
- 1,466
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lacombe Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1985
- Destination
- Crown Point, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 749 total · 675 in this make and model · 689 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
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