ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292082
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 2006 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N736VM |
| MSN: | R1722822 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2319 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Rapids, MN |
| Grand Rapids, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float equipped airplane collided with the water and sank while returning to land on a lake that was just used for takeoff. The pilot reported he had trouble gaining altitude during the takeoff and that the surrounding terrain and trees were high. He decided to turn around and land back on the lake. The pilot stated that when he was about 20 feet above the water he pulled off the power too soon and the wind pushed the right wing down. The right float contacted the water first. The airplane then bounced and touched down again in a yaw attitude. The pilot reported the aluminum float attachment brackets on the right float broke and the airplane fell to the right resulting in wing damage. The pilot reported the local winds were from 210 degrees at 23 knots, gusting to 26 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty tailwind that prevailed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06LA212
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 1986 | N736XP | Max Harris | 2 | El Reno, OK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 14:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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