Cessna A185F N434JG

Summary

On 7 March 2011 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N434JG was involved in an accident near Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 March 2011 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Southern Seaplane Airport (65LA)

Coordinates

29.8658, -90.0222

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N434JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belle Chase → Belle Chase

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA216

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was planning on performing a landing on a runway and extended the landing gear. During the approach, he elected to perform a water landing instead, due to the 90 degree crosswind. While performing the water landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted in the water. The pilot reported that he did not complete a second checklist prior to landing and did not ensure that the landing gear was retracted. The lower cowling was crushed aft and wrinkled, the left wing leading edge was crushed aft, and the left wing was bent down. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.