ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236276
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 2020 |
| Time: | 09:46 |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K Hawk XP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N612R |
| MSN: | R1722687 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4945 hours |
| Engine model: | continental IO-360-KB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rice Lake near Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4), Lino Lakes, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lino Lakes, MN (8Y4) |
| Lino Lakes, MN (8Y4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and flight instructor were conducting a local flight in the float equipped airplane from a seaplane base. The pilot stated that there was a crosswind from the southeast and he planned to takeoff to the southwest with a 30° left turn while "on step" to avoid the lake weed bloom in progress. The pilot added that during the takeoff attempt, with the airplane "on step," he made a left turn toward an opening in the weeds, swung around a buoy, then the airplane capsized.
A witness reported that during the takeoff, the left float was higher than the right and the right wing dipped down. The pilot reported to the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the centrifugal force acting on the airplane and the left crosswind allowed the left wing to lift and the right float sunk into the water.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the engine mount. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101317/pdf
https://www.fox9.com/news/2-rescued-after-float-plane-capsizes-during-take-off-on-lino-lakes-minnesota-lake
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/sea-plane-crashes-into-rice-lake-in-lino-lakes/89-aed5db9b-4016-4651-826e-f8498098df90
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/247/001247630.jpg (photo
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2020 02:53 | Geno | Added |
| 21-May-2020 02:54 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-May-2020 04:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 17:32 | aaronwk | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 17:35 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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