# Incident 20020717029309I: Univar 1083, Superior, WI, July 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7208° N, 92.1041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7208&lon=-92.1041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 13 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717029309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SMALL LAKE, IMMEDIATE TURN TO AVOID CABIN AND TREES ON LAKESHORE. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE WATER NEAR THE SHORELINE. TAKEOFF RUN INCLUDED A PROLONGED STEP TURN (TURNING WHILE IN HIGH SPEED TAXI "ON THE STEP") TO THE LEFT "AROUND A SMALL ISLAND" WITH RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTED. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME INCLUDED WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY, CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A PILOT OF ANOTHER FLOATPLANE OPERATING FROM A NEARBY LAKE REPORTED THE NECESSITY OF "NEARLY CONTINUOUS" USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT TO PREVENT CARBURETOR ICE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BREAKING THE LEFT FLOAT ATTACH BRACE. DURING POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, AIRPLANE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS. LAKE FROM WHICH OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED WAS VERY SMALL, NECESSITATING STEP TURN TAKEOFF RUN.

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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