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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Willow, AK · June 10, 2013

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Date
June 10, 2013 · 15:17 local
Place
Willow, AK
Airport
Willow Seaplane
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8536C
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total150 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N8536CRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Piper PA-22-135S/N 22-1247 · Built 1953Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Shortly after lift-off the RH cowling door of this float equipped PA-22 came open. The pilot reacted by chopping the power, inducing a high sink rate followed by impact with the water resulting in the front float struts collapsing. The aircraft came to a stop with its nose well below the water surface. The aircraft continued over on its back and submerged after the pilot exited.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF THE RH COWLING DOOR OF THIS FLOAT EQUIPPED PA-22 CAME OPEN. THE PILOT REACTED BY CHOPPING THE POWER, INDUCING A HIGH SINK RATE FOLLOWED BY IMPACT WITH THE WATER RESULTING IN THE FRONT FLOAT STRUTS COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH ITS NOSE WELL BELOW THE WATER SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER ON ITS BACK AND SUBMERGED AFTER THE PILOT EXITED.

Other reports on N8536C · 1

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

Accident 19801024058309ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Cody, WYInstructor allowed student to lose control of aircraft and ground-looped during takeoff.Oct 24, 1980 · Reported as Piper PA20 · Substantial damage