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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Edra SUPER PETREL · Clearwater, FL · June 13, 2007

Date: June 13, 2007 · 16:00 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Air Park
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N771AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07CA090
Reported as: Edra Superpetrel
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 366 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N771ATRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2009 · Rosenbaum Allan D SUPER PETRELS/N 0163 · Built 2007 Airframe modelRosenbaum Allan D SUPER PETREL Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was practicing take off and landings in his home built super petrel (N771AT) on lake tarpon near palm harbor, Florida. When making a landing the pilot privacy data omitted says he hit a windshear of downdraft causing the left wing to make contact with the water. The airman failed to correct and maintain control of the aircraft. The aircraft ended up in the water with damage to the left wing and minor damge to the rest of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS IN HIS HOME BUILT SUPER PETREL (N771AT) ON LAKE TARPON NEAR PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA. WHEN MAKING A LANDING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAYS HE HIT A WINDSHEAR OF DOWNDRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WATER. THE AIRMAN FAILED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN THE WATER WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND MINOR DAMGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ATL07CA090Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalm Harbor, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during approach to land on a lake resulting in an inflight collision with water. A factor was the pilot's lack of qualification and total experience in the accident airplane make and model.Jun 13, 2007 · Substantial damage