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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Millinocket, ME · May 24, 2002

Date: May 24, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place: Millinocket, ME
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2422H
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1,800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N2422HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909183 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) N2422H, PA-18-150, a super cub on floats, upon departure from an island at rainbow lake, located in tr R11 wels (rainbow two), about 20NM west of Millinocket, Maine. A mountain rainstorm was approaching. The pilot taxied the floatplane to the backside of the island. When adding power to turn into the wind, the plane encountered strong winds, lifting the left wing up in the air forcing the right wing to hit the water and causing the aircraft to nose-dive and flip over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N2422H, PA-18-150, A SUPER CUB ON FLOATS, UPON DEPARTURE FROM AN ISLAND AT RAINBOW LAKE, LOCATED IN TR R11 WELS (RAINBOW TWO), ABOUT 20NM WEST OF MILLINOCKET, MAINE. A MOUNTAIN RAINSTORM WAS APPROACHING. THE PILOT TAXIED THE FLOATPLANE TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE ISLAND. WHEN ADDING POWER TO TURN INTO THE WIND, THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS, LIFTING THE LEFT WING UP IN THE AIR FORCING THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE WATER AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE-DIVE AND FLIP OVER.

Other reports on N2422H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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