# Incident 20010602013449I: Aviat A1A, Laconia, NH, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602013449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS REPOSITIONING HIS AA-1A FLOATPLANE FROM OPECHEE BAY IN LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE TO ANOTHER PART OF THE LAKE TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR DISPLAYED ERRATIC INDICATIONS AND PILOT ELECTED TO FULL POWER AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. PILOT STATED HE WAS A LITTLE FAST AND BOUNCED OFF THE WATER.  DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT FLOAT SUBMERGED AND DRAGGED LEFT WING DOWN.  AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN IN WATER.

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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