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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lakeac 250LAKE · Phippsburg, ME · August 17, 2003

Date: August 17, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place: Phippsburg, ME
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8550U
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA178
Reported as: Lakeac 250LAKE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,500 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8550URegistered now · Aerofab LAKE 250S/N 122 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAerofab LAKE 250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1500 hours on August 17, 2003 a lake 250, registration N8550U operated by peter s. thompson, was operating in the area of Phippsburg, ME in VMC conditions. While practicing touch and go landings on center pond, hit unknown object in the water with left sponsen causing sponsen to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to left wing as evident by partial wing leading edge separation from the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS ON AUGUST 17, 2003 A LAKE 250, REGISTRATION N8550U OPERATED BY PETER S. THOMPSON, WAS OPERATING IN THE AREA OF PHIPPSBURG, ME IN VMC CONDITIONS. WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON CENTER POND, HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT IN THE WATER WITH LEFT SPONSEN CAUSING SPONSEN TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AS EVIDENT BY PARTIAL WING LEADING EDGE SEPARATION FROM THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC03LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhippsburg, METhe airplane's collision with a submerged object during a water landing.Aug 17, 2003 · Substantial damage