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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Shapiro Daniel Allen 1DK · Morganton, NC · May 17, 2000

Date: May 17, 2000 · 19:30 local
Place: Morganton, NC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8096A
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA160
Fatal injuries: 0

N8096ARegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Shapiro Daniel Allen 1DKS/N 104 · Built 2000 Airframe modelShapiro Daniel Allen 1DK Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 17, 2000, about 1930 rdt, a homebuilt amphibian 1DK, N8096A, registered to a private individual, nosed over after touchdown on lake james, near morgananton, north carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot with single engine land rating, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 1830 from a private airstrip named clyde valley, located near morgananton, north carolina. The pilot stated that after takeoff he performed airwork then flew towards lake james and landed on the water. After touchdown he climbed about 1 foot above the water then elected to land on the water where he planned a full stop landing. After the second landing, he reduced the throttle control and nosted that the airplane immediately nosed over. He further stated that this was his first time landing his airplane that he fuilt on the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2000, ABOUT 1930 RDT, A HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIAN 1DK, N8096A, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOSED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON LAKE JAMES, NEAR MORGANANTON, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1830 FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NAMED CLYDE VALLEY, LOCATED NEAR MORGANANTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE PERFORMED AIRWORK THEN FLEW TOWARDS LAKE JAMES AND LANDED ON THE WATER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE CLIMBED ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE WATER THEN ELECTED TO LAND ON THE WATER WHERE HE PLANNED A FULL STOP LANDING. AFTER THE SECOND LANDING, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND NOSTED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME LANDING HIS AIRPLANE THAT HE FUILT ON THE WATER.

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 MIA00LA160Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorganton, NCThe inadvertent forward elevator input by the pilot-in-command while reducing throttle control resulting in the airplane nose-over.May 17, 2000 · Substantial damage