ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188101
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 2016 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1244L |
| MSN: | 743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greers Ferry Lake, near Higden, Cleburne County, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that during the 4th water landing of the flight, during touchdown, "the nose pitched down aggressively" and the airplane nosed over. The pilot further reported that he and the passenger were able to perform an emergency evacuation before the airplane sank. The fuselage sustained substantial damage.
During a postaccident interview the pilot reported that boat wake developed in the landing area and the nose of the airplane "may have been a little low" during the landing. According to a police report, the passenger reported that "we misjudged the wave and the plane flipped onto its back." The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The amphibious airplane pilot's incorrect pitch attitude during landing on choppy water, which resulted in a nose over, and substantial damage to the fuselage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.kark.com/news/local-news/cleburne-county-plane-crash-injures-two/480083382
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=1244L
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160613X55200&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=CA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2016 19:31 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Aug-2020 17:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2020 17:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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