# Incident 20000806026389I: Tcraft BC1265, Houston, AK, August 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Houston, AK
- Airport: Leland Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6153° N, 149.8006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6153&lon=-149.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 210 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000806026389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)ON 8/06/2000 THE PILOT BACK TAXIED TAYLOR CRAFT N95846 TO THE NORTH END OF LELAND LAKE FOR A TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH. THE LAKE WAS CALM AND GLASSY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULDN'T GAIN ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE OTHER END SO HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SLIP.  THE FLOATS WERE DAMAGED ON TOUCHDOWN.  THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON TAKE OFF PROCEDURES FOR GLASSY WATER AND ON THE NECESSITY FOR STAYING CURRENT.  THE PILOTS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WILL MONITOR AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TRAINING AND CHECK RIDES TO COMPLETE HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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