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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T206H · Alton Bay, NH · April 22, 2014

Date: April 22, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place: Alton Bay, NH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N262ME
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA209
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,380 total50 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N262MERegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2014 · Cessna T206HS/N T20608198 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna T206H Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot was flying over lake winnipesaukee, NH checking for lake ice-out conditions and decided to perform a touch and go landing. Pilot stated that he misjudged his landing altitude due to glassy lake conditions. The aircraft impacted the water with a nose down attitude. Both floats were ruptured and filled with water causing the aircraft to sink to the bottom, 105 feet down. The pilot was taken to lakes region general hospital and treated for hypothermia.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, NH CHECKING FOR LAKE ICE-OUT CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS LANDING ALTITUDE DUE TO GLASSY LAKE CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. BOTH FLOATS WERE RUPTURED AND FILLED WITH WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK TO THE BOTTOM, 105 FEET DOWN. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA.

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 ERA14CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGilford, NHThe pilot misjudged the float equipped airplane's altitude while maneuvering above the surface of a lake, which resulted in a float inadvertently contacting the water. Contributing to the accident were the glassy water conditions and pilot's lack of recent…Apr 22, 2014 · Substantial damage