20130411006469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Franke Russell J SEAREY · Lake Agnes Pol, FL · April 11, 2013

Date: April 11, 2013 · 15:30 local
Place: Lake Agnes Pol, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92319
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA198
Reported as: Franke Russell J Searey
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total125 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N92319Registered now · Franke Russell J SEAREYS/N 1DK109 · Built 1996 Airframe modelFranke Russell J SEAREY Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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.

While positioning for take off to the south from lake Agnes pilot was following a larger piaggio twin amphibian which generated a 2 to 3 ft. wake. Due to the wake the the right side of the subject aircraft pitched up causing the left left wing tip and left horizontal stabilizer to drag in the water causing damage to the horizontal stabilizer. After take off the pilot realized he had limited pitch control, climbed to 1800 ft. and circled the lake 6 times while trying get enough control to attempt a landing. The subject aircraft landed safely and was towed by the sheriffs boat.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE POSITIONING FOR TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM LAKE AGNES PILOT WAS FOLLOWING A LARGER PIAGGIO TWIN AMPHIBIAN WHICH GENERATED A 2 TO 3 FT. WAKE. DUE TO THE WAKE THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP CAUSING THE LEFT LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO DRAG IN THE WATER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD LIMITED PITCH CONTROL, CLIMBED TO 1800 FT. AND CIRCLED THE LAKE 6 TIMES WHILE TRYING GET ENOUGH CONTROL TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED BY THE SHERIFFS BOAT.

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 ERA13LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPolk City, FLAn inadvertent encounter with the water wake from a larger amphibious airplane before takeoff and the pilot's subsequent inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane during which he failed to note damage caused by the wake encounter.Apr 11, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N92319 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20110814016729ICruise/Level Flight · Apopka, FLN92319, a Searey amphibian, lost power and made an emergency landing in a field due to a broken throttle cable. Pilot elected to land on the hull with the wheels up. No damage to aircraft.Aug 14, 2011 · No damage