20010415013999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr AVID MARK IV · Annapolis, MD · April 15, 2001

Date: April 15, 2001 · 09:15 local
Place: Annapolis, MD
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N594JH
Reported as: Amtr Avidmarkiv
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 203 total23 in this make and model

N594JHRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2005 · Hammond Jimmy R AVID MARK IVS/N 1081D · Built 1994 Airframe modelHammond Jimmy R AVID MARK IV Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) After takeoff from the severn river, the aircraft started to yaw to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the yaw continued. The pilot applied full right rudder. The yaw continued and accelerated. The pilot saw he would not be able to control the aircraft and reduced engine power to idle. The aircraft impacted the water in a left wing low and nose low attitude. The floats separated from the aircraft after impact with the water. The bottom of the left float was found separated from the left float. The pilot sustained minor injuries. This was the pilot's first flight of the year.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SEVERN RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE YAW CONTINUED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE YAW CONTINUED AND ACCELERATED. THE PILOT SAW HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A LEFT WING LOW AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE FLOATS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT WITH THE WATER. THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT FLOAT WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FLOAT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE YEAR.