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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208 · Riceboro, GA · July 29, 2006

Date: July 29, 2006 · 15:14 local
Place: Riceboro, GA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N415GA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA113
Reported as: Cessna 208
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,009 total900 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N415GARegistration cancelled May 21, 2009 · Cessna 208S/N 20800376 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 208 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) As seaplane N415GA departed harvest lake in Riceboro ga., the pilot was unable to obtain adequate altitude to clear a four foot bank at the FAR end of the lake. Both floats contacted the bank two feet below the crest. The aircraft continued for another 100 feet before first contact with the marsh occurred and skidding approximately 350 feet before coming to rest sideways facing at a right angle. Both floats separated the aircraft and the left wing, propellers and lower fuselage sustained considerable damage. There were no passenger injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS SEAPLANE N415GA DEPARTED HARVEST LAKE IN RICEBORO GA., THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A FOUR FOOT BANK AT THE FAR END OF THE LAKE. BOTH FLOATS CONTACTED THE BANK TWO FEET BELOW THE CREST. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 100 FEET BEFORE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE MARSH OCCURRED AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST SIDEWAYS FACING AT A RIGHT ANGLE. BOTH FLOATS SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING, PROPELLERS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGER INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRiceboro, GAThe pilot's failure to achieve the proper takeoff distance on a short water runway resulting in an in-flight collision with a berm and a marshy area on initial takeoff climb.Jul 29, 2006 · Substantial damage