# Incident 20060831022089I: Qckslv GT500, Laconia, NH, August 31, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2006
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5502J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver GT-500 (registry code 7350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QCKSLV GT500
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831022089I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19960428015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428015229I), Apr 28, 1996: Qckslv GT500 (N5502J), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed mvy at 12:00 local time. ATIS reported the weather to be clear and the wind to be 240 at 15 knots. The pilot climbed to 3000' asl…

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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