Cessna A185F N727
3 October 2001 · Houma, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 2001 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N727, operated by U.S. Geological Survey, was involved in an accident near Houma, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houma-Terrebonne (HUM)
- Coordinates
- 29.5790, -90.8101
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lafayette → Houma
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02TA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's high flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing the amphibian airplane on a hard surface runway when he "flared too high and made a hard landing." One of the airplane's fuselage bulkheads sustained structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna A185F | Ash Fork, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2001 | Cessna A185F | Lucile, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Cessna A185F | Crane Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2001 | Cessna A185F | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2000 | Cessna A185F | Lynwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2000 | Cessna A185F | Mixcolaja, Guatemala | Mennonite Air Mission | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2001 | Donald A Chiasson FP-404 | Port Allen, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Grumman G164B | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Bell 206L-3 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Joe Underwood LAZER Z | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172S | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Benton, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |