From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was picking up 2 pax (hunters) from a small lake. The pilot made his takeoff run along the length of the lake. A right crosswind prevailed. The airplane accelerated well and got on the step quickly. At the pilots point of go/no-go, he felt insufficient space remained to continue the departure and aborted. Insufficient space remained beyond the abort point to bring the airplane to a stop in the watered portion of the lake. The resulting over run took the airplane out of the water and onto the lakeshore. Minor damage resulted to the float bottoms, struts, flying wires, ventral fin and float steps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PICKING UP 2 PAX (HUNTERS) FROM A SMALL LAKE. THE PILOT MADE HIS TAKEOFF RUN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LAKE. A RIGHT CROSSWIND PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED WELL AND GOT ON THE STEP QUICKLY. AT THE PILOTS POINT OF GO/NO-GO, HE FELT INSUFFICIENT SPACE REMAINED TO CONTINUE THE DEPARTURE AND ABORTED. INSUFFICIENT SPACE REMAINED BEYOND THE ABORT POINT TO BRING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP IN THE WATERED PORTION OF THE LAKE. THE RESULTING OVER RUN TOOK THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO THE LAKESHORE. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE FLOAT BOTTOMS, STRUTS, FLYING WIRES, VENTRAL FIN AND FLOAT STEPS.
Other reports on N6LU · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.