ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354916
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 1997 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Registration: | N9566L |
| MSN: | 17276578 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7029 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenmore, WA -
 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 reported that prior to executing an approach for landing she looked at the water surface and saw mild ripples and determined that it was not glassy water. She set up a flatter approach than normal. As the airplane neared the water surface, the haze grew thicker. The pilot stated that she wondered if she should have set up for a glassy water landing, when the airplane hit the water surface. The aircraft careened to the right, then cartwheeled to the left. The left wing contacted the water surface, and the airplane came to rest right-side up. The pilot had just taken the single-engine sea checkride about two weeks prior to the accident, and this was her first solo flight.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequately planned approach and failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's lack of total experience in kind of aircraft and haze were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98LA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 2003 | N9566L | Kenmore Air Harbor, Inc. | 0 | Seattle, Washington | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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