# Accident 20130716011739A: Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV, Duluth, MN, July 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2013, 10:37 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7219° N, 92.0433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7219&lon=-92.0433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV (registry code 05632D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-marino-benoist-type-xiv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK MARINO BENOIST TYPE XIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130716011739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BUILDING OF AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED BY THE PILOT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A SMALL GROUP OF ASSOCIATES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED AN INITIAL SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT ON 06/27/2013.  PILOT HAD DONE SEVERAL HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, BUT AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN.  PILOT REPORTED THAT ON 07/16/2013, HE MADE A COUPLE OF HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS, WHICH WENT WELL AND THEN HE INTENDED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE ABOUT A FOOT OR 2 OFF THE WATER AND THEN SET IT BACK DOWN ON THE WATER.  HE WAS INITIALLY PLANNING ON A FLIGHT OF ABOUT 100 YARDS OR SO.  ON THE FLIGHT ATTEMPT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLIMBED FASTER THAN EXPECTED ONCE IT LEFT THE WATER.  AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE AIR, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FASTER THAN EXPECTED.  HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AND GAIN ALTITUDE.  AT ABOUT 25 FEET IN THE AIR, HE POINTED THE NOSE DOWN AND THINKS THAT HE ALSO REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO DECAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK.  THE PILOT FEELS THAT THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE WATER AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.  THE ENGINE QUIT UPON IMPACT APPARENTLY DUE TO THE PROP STRIKING THE STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS IT WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA418), Jul 16, 2013: Marino Benoist Type XIV (N613LD), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the seaplane during its initial flight test. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of flight experience in the seaplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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