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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Lake Washingto, WA · August 14, 2007

Date: August 14, 2007 · 14:25 local
Place: Lake Washingto, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7657X
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07CA235
Reported as: Cessna 172B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,988 total1,001 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N7657XRegistered now · Cessna 172BS/N 17248157 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 172B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was departing lake Washington and hit a large wake at approx 40 knots causing the float struts and brace wires to break and the right wing strut to bend. Aircraft was towed to shore by police boat. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING LAKE WASHINGTON AND HIT A LARGE WAKE AT APPROX 40 KNOTS CAUSING THE FLOAT STRUTS AND BRACE WIRES TO BREAK AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT TO BEND. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SHORE BY POLICE BOAT. THERE WERE NO 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 SEA07CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSeattle, WAThe private pilot's failure to see the approaching large wake swell, both during his landing and the subsequent takeoff, and the failure of the instructor pilot to insure that the private pilot's visual lookout was effective enough to detect the oncoming…Aug 14, 2007 · Substantial damage