What happened
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Narrative: on January 7, 1998, this office conducted an investigation of incident IEA0398004. A lake 4-200, N6056V, with crystal jeanette simmons (#207629509), as a pilot in command, was involved in an incident causing damage to the aircraft's left and right sponson and the left wing. Crystal jean simmons was receiving an airplane single engine sea flight test conducted by robert c. basinger (#001659272), designated pilot examiner aea FSDO-03, when the incident occurred. Information received by the pilot in command, MS. Simmons, stated that while conducting a step maneuver, she noticed an obstruction in the river. Ms. Simmons took evasive action to avoid the obstruction and in doing so, both left and right sponson collapsed causing the left wing to contact the water. As a result of the impact with the water, there was damage to the leading edge of the left wing. Both left and right sponson had to be replaced due to impact damage. The leading edge of the left wing required replacement of an outer skin area approximately 11 inches by 36 inches and internal repair of nose rib. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 7, 1998, THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT IEA0398004. A LAKE 4-200, N6056V, WITH CRYSTAL JEANETTE SIMMONS (#207629509), AS A PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON AND THE LEFT WING. CRYSTAL JEAN SIMMONS WAS RECEIVING AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA FLIGHT TEST CONDUCTED BY ROBERT C. BASINGER (#001659272), DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER AEA FSDO-03, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MS. SIMMONS, STATED THAT WHILE CONDUCTING A STEP MANEUVER, SHE NOTICED AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE RIVER. MS. SIMMONS TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION AND IN DOING SO, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT WITH THE WATER, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF AN OUTER SKIN AREA APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES BY 36 INCHES AND INTERNAL REPAIR OF NOSE RIB. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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