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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Fsiisl · Aripeka, FL · May 27, 2008

Date: May 27, 2008 · 18:05 local
Place: Aripeka, FL
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2988A
Reported as: Fsiisl
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 148 total148 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On may 27, 2008, aircraft N2988A, an amphibian light sport aircraft, sank into three feet of water after landing. The pilot (student) reported that after landing, he turned left towards the shore when the right pontoon collapsed after striking an unknown object, causing the aircraft to eventually sink. The pilot and passenger (instructor) were not injured, the aircraft sustained minor damage. Since the aircraft was partially submerged under water, damage to the left pontoon was not clearly visible. The student and instructor were practicing touch and go's in the gulf of Mexico then were to return to brooksville, FL. This incident occurred about 300 hundered yds off the coast of Aripeka, Florida. Plans for recovering the aircraft were in progress.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 27, 2008, AIRCRAFT N2988A, AN AMPHIBIAN LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, SANK INTO THREE FEET OF WATER AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT (STUDENT) REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, HE TURNED LEFT TOWARDS THE SHORE WHEN THE RIGHT PONTOON COLLAPSED AFTER STRIKING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EVENTUALLY SINK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER (INSTRUCTOR) WERE NOT INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PONTOON WAS NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THEN WERE TO RETURN TO BROOKSVILLE, FL. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 300 HUNDERED YDS OFF THE COAST OF ARIPEKA, FLORIDA. PLANS FOR RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT WERE IN PROGRESS.