# Accident 20001201025359A: Aerofab LAKE 250, Medina, WA, December 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Medina, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5603° N, 122.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5603&lon=-122.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8551Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551Z-2017-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001201025359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING HIS HOME BASE ON LAKE WASHINGTON. HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF TO THE WEST, PLANNING A LEFT STEP TURN TO THE SOUTH INTO THE WIND. HE HAD JUST BEGUN THE STEP TURN WHEN THE A/C MADE A SUDDEN STOP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. PILOT WAS THROWN TO THE RIGHT AND HIS HEAD STRUCK THE RIGHT DOOR POST. THE ENGINE PYLON FAILED AND THE ENGINE CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT WING. WIND WAS 3-5 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA022), Dec 1, 2000: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8551Z), Mercer Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a left turning step taxi to takeoff, resulting in a wing contacting the water during the step turn.

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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