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FAA accident report · Conaer LA-4 · Pensacola, FL · August 17, 2000

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Date
August 17, 2000 · 17:45 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2015L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA240
Reported as
Conaer LA4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,598 total53 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N2015LRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2003 · Lake LA-4S/N 348 · Built 1966Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 17, 2000 at 1745 there was an accident involving a lake LA-4-180 seaplane on the peridio river near Pensacola, FL. The pilot Mr. Bellamny was in the process of obtaining his seaplane rating from the CFI Mr. Myers. They were praticing touch and goes and some full stops on the perdido river before the accident. Mr. Bellamy said they took off from the river and set up for another touch and go to the south. He stated he felt the aircraft impact the water with the nose low, which caused the seaplane to bounce and skip across the water. He tried to maintain his pitch attitude when he was advised by the CFI to add power which he did. At that point the CFI took control of the aircraft and tried to parallel the shore line and impacted the trees. The right wing collided with the trees and the left wing collided with the water. The front of the aircraft was submerged and the nose came back up and the aircraft remained afloat. Both pilots received serious injuries and were taken to the scared heart hospital in Pensacola, FL. (.4)the pilot receiving instruction did not obtain the proper t ouch down point during a water landing resulting in a bounced landing. The CFI stated he failed to initiate a go-around in sufficient time, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees, water, and a subsequent nose down of the seaplane in the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 17, 2000 AT 1745 THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LAKE LA-4-180 SEAPLANE ON THE PERIDIO RIVER NEAR PENSACOLA, FL. THE PILOT MR. BELLAMNY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING HIS SEAPLANE RATING FROM THE CFI MR. MYERS. THEY WERE PRATICING TOUCH AND GOES AND SOME FULL STOPS ON THE PERDIDO RIVER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. MR. BELLAMY SAID THEY TOOK OFF FROM THE RIVER AND SET UP FOR ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO TO THE SOUTH. HE STATED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE WATER WITH THE NOSE LOW, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAPLANE TO BOUNCE AND SKIP ACROSS THE WATER. HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN HIS PITCH ATTITUDE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED BY THE CFI TO ADD POWER WHICH HE DID. AT THAT POINT THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO PARALLEL THE SHORE LINE AND IMPACTED THE TREES. THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE WATER. THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED AND THE NOSE CAME BACK UP AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AFLOAT. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE SCARED HEART HOSPITAL IN PENSACOLA, FL. (.4)THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION DID NOT OBTAIN THE PROPER T OUCH DOWN POINT DURING A WATER LANDING RESULTING IN A BOUNCED LANDING. THE CFI STATED HE FAILED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND IN SUFFICIENT TIME, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES, WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT NOSE DOWN OF THE SEAPLANE IN 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 MIA00LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPensacola, FLThe pilot receiving instruction failure to achieve the proper touch down point during a water landing, and the CFI's improper supervision and failure to initiate a go-around in sufficient time to avoid and in-flight collision with trees, water, and subsequent…Aug 17, 2000 · Substantial damage