# Accident 20030817020449A: Lakeac 250LAKE, Phippsburg, ME, August 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Phippsburg, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8889° N, 69.9361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8889&lon=-69.9361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8550U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8550U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKEAC 250LAKE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030817020449A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA178), Aug 17, 2003: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8550U), Phippsburg, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with a submerged object during a water landing.

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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