ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240172
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| Date: | Monday 17 August 2020 |
| Time: | 18:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N502BK |
| MSN: | 1DK247 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 494 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clear Lake, near League City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | League City, TX |
| La Porte, TX (T41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that he had made a landing on the lake surface and then performed a step-taxi into the wind. He then applied full power to takeoff and the airplane hit a wave from a passing boat. When the airplane struck the second wave from the boat, the front of the airplane went under water. The nose of the airplane was ripped off. With the engine still running, the airplane nosed over and filled with water.
In his report the pilot noted that he had not set the airplane's trim properly and he failed to apply back pressure on the controls when he hit the boat wake. He also noted that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a water takeoff after an encounter with the wake from a boat.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N502BK
NTSB CEN20CA348
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2020 03:02 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Aug-2020 16:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 18-Aug-2020 19:02 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Sep-2020 11:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 25-Mar-2021 18:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 25-Mar-2021 18:48 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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