19931217047029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G44A · Leesburg, FL · December 17, 1993

Date
December 17, 1993 · 12:30 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94LA039
Reported as
Gulstm G44A
Reported engine
Lycoming GO480B1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost depth perception landing on grassy lake water. Flared too high. Hit flat and flipped.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION LANDING ON GRASSY LAKE WATER. FLARED TOO HIGH. HIT FLAT AND FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.