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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Chris A1 · Manitowish Wtrs, WI · September 5, 2004

Date: September 5, 2004 · 17:30 local
Place: Manitowish Wtrs, WI
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9618P
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total15 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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 making a high speed taxi on rest lake, Manitowish waters, WI. The pilot reported the winds was less than 10 knots. He noticed there was few waves ahead possibly caused by a boat wake. He pulled back the power and held the stick back went over the first wave and hit the second wave and heard something snap. He stated that he did not observe any near by boats on the lake. The front float strut attachment fitting broke. The aircraft did not sink. The pilot had over 350 hours of float experience. The pilot stated that attachment fitting should have not broke.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS MAKING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON REST LAKE, MANITOWISH WATERS, WI. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WAS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. HE NOTICED THERE WAS FEW WAVES AHEAD POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A BOAT WAKE. HE PULLED BACK THE POWER AND HELD THE STICK BACK WENT OVER THE FIRST WAVE AND HIT THE SECOND WAVE AND HEARD SOMETHING SNAP. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY NEAR BY BOATS ON THE LAKE. THE FRONT FLOAT STRUT ATTACHMENT FITTING BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SINK. THE PILOT HAD OVER 350 HOURS OF FLOAT EXPERIENCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ATTACHMENT FITTING SHOULD HAVE NOT BROKE.