ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353795
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1998 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N219LJ |
| MSN: | 1DK014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 200 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chippewa Lake, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wadsworth, OH (3G3 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed on a smooth lake, and encountered a wake from the only boat that was operating at the time. The pilot increased power to get up 'on step,' and when the airplane hit the wake, it bounced up into the air about 3 feet. It came down into a second wake, the nose dug into the water and broke off, and the airplane flipped over. The pilot's seaplane transition training consisted of a checkout from his partner, and 8 to 10 water landings. He had 34 water landings at the time of the accident. Neither he nor his partner had a 'single-engine sea' airplane class rating. However, 14 CFR Part 61.31(k)(2) stated that rating limitations did not apply, even when carrying passengers, to '(iii) The holder of a pilot certificate when operating an aircraft under the authority of an experimental or provisional aircraft type certificate.' The pilot and his partner had planned on attending formal training during the upcoming winter.
Probable Cause: Encounter with swells from a boat wake. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate initial training.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA187
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 10:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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