From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the airman, he approached the unimproved landing area near the stoney river lodge through an area of heavy rain, reducing flight visibility. He stated that even though he was very familiar with the airstrip, it is short and he landed a little long. He did not realize that the rain had made the dirt strip extremely slick and as he applied brakes, they locked up. He discovered braking action was nil, but it was too late for a go-around. He decided to continue straight ahead into the lake at the end of the landing area. The aircraft came to a stop slightly into the lake. There was no damage, he was the only person onboard and was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, HE APPROACHED THE UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA NEAR THE STONEY RIVER LODGE THROUGH AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN, REDUCING FLIGHT VISIBILITY. HE STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRSTRIP, IT IS SHORT AND HE LANDED A LITTLE LONG. HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE RAIN HAD MADE THE DIRT STRIP EXTREMELY SLICK AND AS HE APPLIED BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP. HE DISCOVERED BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE FOR A GO-AROUND. HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE LAKE AT THE END OF THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP SLIGHTLY INTO THE LAKE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND WAS UNINJURED.
Other reports on N2141F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.