# Incident 20040905032039I: Chris A1, Manitowish Wtrs, WI, September 5, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Manitowish Wtrs, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1349° N, 89.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manitowish Waters, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1349&lon=-89.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9618P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905032039I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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