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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Consol LAKEMODEL250 · Port Washingto, WI · June 25, 2009

Date: June 25, 2009 · 18:30 local
Place: Port Washingto, WI
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8434E
Reported as: Consol LAKEMODEL250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total150 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8434ERegistered now · Aerofab LAKE 250S/N 99 · Built 1989 Airframe modelAerofab LAKE 250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While enroutr from waukesha county airport (ues) to sheboygan county memorial airport (sbm) the pilot attempted a touch and go in lake Michigan about 3 miles east of Port Washington, WI. After landing, while taxiing the aircraft the right sponson struck an unknown object in the water. This caused the right sponson to shear and seperate from the wing. The force of the impact caused the left wing to dip into the water, causing the left sponson to shear from the wing. The aircraft was towed to the beach. After inspection to determine damage, a ferry permit was issued and the aircraft departed for winter haven, FL. Boaters retreiving the sponsons reported finding a submerged log in the water in the area of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTR FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY AIRPORT (UES) TO SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (SBM) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO IN LAKE MICHIGAN ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF PORT WASHINGTON, WI. AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT SPONSON STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IN THE WATER. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT SPONSON TO SHEAR AND SEPERATE FROM THE WING. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO DIP INTO THE WATER, CAUSING THE LEFT SPONSON TO SHEAR FROM THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE BEACH. AFTER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE DAMAGE, A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR WINTER HAVEN, FL. BOATERS RETREIVING THE SPONSONS REPORTED FINDING A SUBMERGED LOG IN THE WATER IN THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT.