ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296950
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 2002 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11S |
| Owner/operator: | Kenneth Foster Ireland |
| Registration: | N4504M |
| MSN: | 11-7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4961 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | PALERMO, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | PALERMO, ME |
| SHEEPSCOT LAKE, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew to Sheepscot Lake to test and monitor the oil pressure gauge that he had just installed. During a high speed taxi test toward the northeast, the pilot said the wind lifted the left wing and dropped the right wing into the water, which caused the aircraft to nose over. The front spreader bar on the floats broke, and the propeller struck the right float and it filled with water. Wind at an airport 15 miles away was from 350 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind. A factor was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA073
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1991 | N4504M | Conrad El Daigle | 0 | Eagle Lake, ME | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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