- Date
- March 24, 1989, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Arthur, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4836QCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890324018379A
- Case key
- 22850
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to see and avoid tree limbs that extended over the edge of the canal. Factors related to the accident were: the tree limbs and dirt bank near the edge of the selected landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a landing in a canal, the right wing of the floatplane contacted tree limbs. The airplane then pivoted to the right & struck the canal bank. The pilot stated that he had visually inspected the canal in flight, but did not see the tree limbs that were subsequently hit during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4836Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 03561
- Airframe hours
- 4,421
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Hammond Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 22, 1989 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Houma, LA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,757 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 130 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4836Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.