ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368607
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Bowen |
| Registration: | N39976 |
| MSN: | 6635 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3426 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Longbranch, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE PRACTICING WATER LANDINGS FOR HIS INITIAL FLOATPLANE RATING, THE RECENTLY CERTIFIED PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON WATER, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO THE SOUTH AND A WX OBSERVATION FOR THE AREA LISTED THE WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST.
Probable Cause: THE POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON WATER, DOWNWIND. HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER OF THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA106
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1991 | N39976 | Paul R. Allard | 1 | Naches, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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