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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Yorktown, VA · September 12, 2003

Date: September 12, 2003 · 17:09 local
Place: Yorktown, VA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3590Q
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3590QRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2006 · Cessna 172MS/N 17261690 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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) On September 12, 2003, john grieff, as PIC of a CE-172M (N3590Q) attempted to takeoff from the york river, north of Yorktown, Virginia. The takeoff was attempted after an hour delay due to local weather conditions. The pilot stated the takeoff was uneventful as there were only small ripples in the water in the protected area of the river. Just before lift off from the surface, a wave caught the right rear float, causing the floats to collapse. In addition to the floats, the left door right horizontal stabilizer and left wingtip were damaged. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2003, JOHN GRIEFF, AS PIC OF A CE-172M (N3590Q) ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE YORK RIVER, NORTH OF YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED AFTER AN HOUR DELAY DUE TO LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THE TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL AS THERE WERE ONLY SMALL RIPPLES IN THE WATER IN THE PROTECTED AREA OF THE RIVER. JUST BEFORE LIFT OFF FROM THE SURFACE, A WAVE CAUGHT THE RIGHT REAR FLOAT, CAUSING THE FLOATS TO COLLAPSE. IN ADDITION TO THE FLOATS, THE LEFT DOOR RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WINGTIP WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.