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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Arnetp AVENTURA 1 · Butler, TN · June 2, 2009

Date: June 2, 2009 · 20:32 local
Place: Butler, TN
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1162T
Reported as: Arnetp Aventura 1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,772 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N1162TRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2018 · Arnet Pereyra AVENTURA 1S/N APHP0006 · Built 1996 Airframe modelArnet Pereyra AVENTURA 1 Engine 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) This amphibious aircraft was attempting a water landing. The pilot indicated that he had to perform a last minute manuver to avoid contact with electrical power lines above the lake. He indicated that there was a black ball, embedded within the power lines that was used to identify the obstruction. The usual color is orange. The pilot indicated that he decided to fly the aircraft nose-down to avoid any collision with the power lines. Whenever he landed on the water, his landing gear was extended causing the nose of the aircraft to pitch down in the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD TO PERFORM A LAST MINUTE MANUVER TO AVOID CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES ABOVE THE LAKE. HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A BLACK BALL, EMBEDDED WITHIN THE POWER LINES THAT WAS USED TO IDENTIFY THE OBSTRUCTION. THE USUAL COLOR IS ORANGE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-DOWN TO AVOID ANY COLLISION WITH THE POWER LINES. WHENEVER HE LANDED ON THE WATER, HIS LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN IN THE WATER.