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FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Peshtigo, WI · June 17, 1998

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Date
June 17, 1998 · 14:45 local
Place
Peshtigo, WI
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80026
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA207
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
347 total19 in this make and model
N80026Registered now · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 1007Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200

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What happened

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Acft was performing a water landing when it encounterd a crosswind. Acft looped around. (.4)in a phone conversation, the pilot reported that he looked over the area before he landed and did not see anything in the water and did not see anything off the right side. He reported that the right wing caught the water. He reported, 'I think it was the glassy water...and I thought I was higher than I was.' He reported, '...the wing hit the water and the airplane ground looped on me.' The pilot reported that he had 19 hours in make and model aircraft. (-23) on June 17, 1998 at approximately 1445 CST a lake LA-4-200 N80026 lost directional control while making a water landing on the Peshtigo river, Peshtigo, Wisconsin. While making a right cross wind landing on the Peshtigo river, the right wing float hit the water or an object in the water spinning the aircraft to the right. The right float separated from the right wind and twisting the aft fuselage. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by david a oslen under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurr ed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS PERFORMING A WATER LANDING WHEN IT ENCOUNTERD A CROSSWIND. ACFT LOOPED AROUND. (.4)IN A PHONE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOOKED OVER THE AREA BEFORE HE LANDED AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE WATER AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE. HE REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT THE WATER. HE REPORTED, 'I THINK IT WAS THE GLASSY WATER...AND I THOUGHT I WAS HIGHER THAN I WAS.' HE REPORTED, '...THE WING HIT THE WATER AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON ME.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD 19 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. (-23) ON JUNE 17, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CST A LAKE LA-4-200 N80026 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE MAKING A WATER LANDING ON THE PESHTIGO RIVER, PESHTIGO, WISCONSIN. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT CROSS WIND LANDING ON THE PESHTIGO RIVER, THE RIGHT WING FLOAT HIT THE WATER OR AN OBJECT IN THE WATER SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT FLOAT SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT WIND AND TWISTING THE AFT FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY DAVID A OSLEN UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURR ED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO INJURIES.

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 CHI98LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeshtigo, WIthe pilot misjudged the flare and inadvertently dragged the right sponson in the water. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model aircraft.Jun 17, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80026 · 1

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

Incident 19870729051199ILevel Off Touchdown · Cranberry Lake, NYAircraft bounced during a glassy water landing. On bounce,the aircraft stalled, wing struck the water.Jul 29, 1987 · Minor damage