ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266332
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 2021 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GFKT |
| MSN: | 498 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Georgian Bay near Giants Tomb Island, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Georgian Bay, ON |
| Georgian Bay, ON | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A privately registered LA-4-200 was conducting a water takeoff from Georgian Bay, to the east of Giant's Tomb Island, ON (14NM north northwest of Huronia (CYEE), ON). During the takeoff run, the aircraft encountered a boat's wake, causing it to become momentarily airborne.
The right wing dropped and the right wingtip float contacted the water and became detached from the aircraft. The resulting yaw to the left caused the left wingtip float to contact the water forcefully. The takeoff was abandoned and the pilot taxied the aircraft to shore. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. A witness contacted the police, who responded along with a Canadian Coast Guard vessel. There was significant damage to the right hand flap, which exhibited a bend about halfway along the wingspan, and there was evidence of buckling to fuselage structure below the right wing attach point. The aircraft will be brought to a maintenance facility to further assess the damage. The ELT did not activate.
Sources:
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/no-one-injured-in-plane-crash-on-southern-georgian-bay-1.5532980
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 00:42 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Aug-2021 18:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage] |
| 04-Aug-2021 18:12 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Aug-2021 05:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2021 05:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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