ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298337
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 2001 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe LL-8-E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1243K |
| MSN: | 3970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1968 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellaire, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Ellsworth, MI |
| Bellaire-Antrim County Airport, MI (ACB/KACB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The floatplane nosed over during landing on grass. The pilot reported he landed the airplane with a slight nose high attitude, using a small amount of power to skid the floats onto the grass at 50 mph. He reported that, "After a measured run out distance of 43' the floats settled thru the grass into the soft sand. At 54' run out distance, [the] floats dug into sand and caused airplane to flip over, upside down." The pilot reported he had been landing floatplanes on grass for 20 years.
Probable Cause: the unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the pilot. A factor was the soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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