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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Kenmore, WA · December 24, 1997

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Date
December 24, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place
Kenmore, WA
Airport
Air Harbor
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9566L
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA026
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total17 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9566LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276578 · Built 1986Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft brushed water with the left wing when landing, other circum are unknown, Kenmore, WA. (.4) the pilot reported that prior to executing an approach for landing she looked at the water surface and saw mild ripples and determined that it was not glassy water. She set up a flatter approach than normal. As the airplane neared the water surface, the haze grew thicker. The pilot stated that she wondered if she should have set up for a glassy water landing, when the airplane hit the water surface. The aircraft careened to the right, then cartwheeled to the left. The left wing contacted the water surface, and the airplane came to rest right-side up. The pilot had just taken the single-engine sea checkride about two weeks prior to the accident, and this was her first solo flight. (-23) the pilot reported that a normal approach for landing was make to glassy water conditions. The pilot stated that the a/c touched down before she expected and the a/c water looped. The left wing contacted the water surface and was substantially damaged. (Left wing, aileron, flap and left side mid-fuselage).

As the FAA filed it

ACFT BRUSHED WATER WITH THE LEFT WING WHEN LANDING, OTHER CIRCUM ARE UNKNOWN, KENMORE, WA. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO EXECUTING AN APPROACH FOR LANDING SHE LOOKED AT THE WATER SURFACE AND SAW MILD RIPPLES AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT GLASSY WATER. SHE SET UP A FLATTER APPROACH THAN NORMAL. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE WATER SURFACE, THE HAZE GREW THICKER. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WONDERED IF SHE SHOULD HAVE SET UP FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING, WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT THE WATER SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAREENED TO THE RIGHT, THEN CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST RIGHT-SIDE UP. THE PILOT HAD JUST TAKEN THE SINGLE-ENGINE SEA CHECKRIDE ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THIS WAS HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A NORMAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WAS MAKE TO GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE SHE EXPECTED AND THE A/C WATER LOOPED. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (LEFT WING, AILERON, FLAP AND LEFT SIDE MID-FUSELAGE).

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA98LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenmore, WAthe pilot's inadequately planned approach and failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's lack of total experience in kind of aircraft and haze were factors.Dec 24, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9566L · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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