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FAA incident report · Justac HIGHLANDER · Winnebago Lake, WI · May 10, 2007

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Date
May 10, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Winnebago Lake, WI
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N424V
Reported as
Justac Highlander
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total95 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N424VRegistered now · Vandevort Lynn HIGHLANDERS/N JAESC0072 · Built 2006Airframe modelVandevort Lynn HIGHLANDEREngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 05/10/2007 at approximately 1700 CDT, a pilot privacy data omitted was landing his seaplane on lake Winnebago, WI, when he hit a wake and broke the right float. Investigation revealed that after landing, the pilot proceeded to step taxi to the north end of the lake, at which time got airborne. The pilot pulled power, nose fell hitting a large wake, breaking the right float. The aircraft did not flip over, but settled on a sand bar in about 3 feet of water. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 05/10/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT, A PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING HIS SEAPLANE ON LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI, WHEN HE HIT A WAKE AND BROKE THE RIGHT FLOAT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO STEP TAXI TO THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE, AT WHICH TIME GOT AIRBORNE. THE PILOT PULLED POWER, NOSE FELL HITTING A LARGE WAKE, BREAKING THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLIP OVER, BUT SETTLED ON A SAND BAR IN ABOUT 3 FEET OF WATER. NO INJURIES.