20041002023589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · ALISEO582 · Kemah, TX · October 2, 2004

Date
October 2, 2004
Place
Kemah, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
ALISEO582
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
97 total0 in this make and model0 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) Inspectors from the houston FSDO traveled to the watergate marina on clear lake near kema, Texas to investigate an incident and met with the operator of the ultralight aircraft, resort attractions from willis, Texas. The pilot was privacy data omitted who holds a basic flight instructor certificate from united states ultralight association and the required waiver for giving instruction in this type of aircraft. The pilot reported that on takeoff the aircraft turned to the right just after he had gotten it up on step. The right wing contacted the water and the aircraft capsized. There was no injury to either occupant. The aircraft was towed to shore. The pilot reported that the main spar was damaged and the aircraft was taken back to willis, Texas, for repairs. The student stated that he was in fact receiving training in the aircraft and confirmed the pilot's statements.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSPECTORS FROM THE HOUSTON FSDO TRAVELED TO THE WATERGATE MARINA ON CLEAR LAKE NEAR KEMA, TEXAS TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT AND MET WITH THE OPERATOR OF THE ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT, RESORT ATTRACTIONS FROM WILLIS, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS A BASIC FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE FROM UNITED STATES ULTRALIGHT ASSOCIATION AND THE REQUIRED WAIVER FOR GIVING INSTRUCTION IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT JUST AFTER HE HAD GOTTEN IT UP ON STEP. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAPSIZED. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO EITHER OCCUPANT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SHORE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAIN SPAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BACK TO WILLIS, TEXAS, FOR REPAIRS. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE WAS IN FACT RECEIVING TRAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S STATEMENTS.