ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245740
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 December 2020 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | Island Hoppers Seaplanes 2 LLC |
| Registration: | N5023L |
| MSN: | 480 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1952 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-AIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Hiawassee, Orlando, Orange County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Avon Park Municipal Airport, FL (AVO/KAVO) |
| Orlando, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amphibious airplane departed the lake with a passenger, landed at a nearby airport where he deplaned the passenger, and was returning to the lake for landing. When the pilot reached the lake, he noted that it was hard to judge the airplane's distance above the calm, glassy water while landing into the direction of the setting sun. Following the landing flare, the airplane 'floated' a considerable distance before bouncing multiple times. The pilot then concluded he could neither complete the landing nor abort the landing before striking structures or other obstacles on the shore and deliberately nosed the airplane into the water to arrest its forward progress. As a result, the airplane's fuselage and right wing were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA078
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5023L/history/20201215/1912Z
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2000 | N5023L | Private | 0 | CLAREMORE, Oklahoma | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2020 22:55 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 00:31 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2020 00:47 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2020 01:52 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jul-2022 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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