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) Aircraft was on a test flight program for the evaluation of the STC for the full lotus floats installation. During the landing the pilot did not see a wave until the last moment and attempted to go over it. The leading edge of the floats caught the wave causing the aircraft to flip over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT PROGRAM FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE STC FOR THE FULL LOTUS FLOATS INSTALLATION. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT DID NOT SEE A WAVE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT AND ATTEMPTED TO GO OVER IT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FLOATS CAUGHT THE WAVE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.
Other reports on N5502J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.