What happened
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On June 14, 2014, at approximately 0830, aircraft N1861Q, a CE-A185F, departed spruce creek (7FL6) enroute to Lake Ashby, FL, piloted by privacy data omitted with his wife on board. This flight was a part 91, day/vfr flight, upon landing on Lake Ashby around 0845, the aircraft nosed over into the lake and flipped on it's back, the pilot and his wife were able to get out of the aircraft with no injuries.
June 19, 2014, inspectors from this office conducted an on scene investigation after the aircraft was removed from the lake, the aircraft was found to have only sustained minor damage from the incident. The aircraft landing gear was in the up position and confirmed once the aircraft was removed from the lake. The right float, nose gear was bent at a 90 degree angle and water pressure bent the inspection plate back, the left float struck the water and ripped the forward inspection plate off. The operations inspector who was on scene and interviewed the pilot; indicated that it appears the aircraft landed in a nose low altitude, which would account for the damage that was seen. Witnesses on the lake stated that the aircraft landed hard and bounced which could have also contributed to this incident. Pilot stated that it was a normal landing.
Review of the maintenance records and pilot records revealed all requirements were current.
44709 Recommended for the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, AIRCRAFT N1861Q, A CE-A185F, DEPARTED SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6) ENROUTE TO LAKE ASHBY, FL, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH HIS WIFE ON BOARD. THIS FLIGHT WAS A PART 91, DAY/VFR FLIGHT, UPON LANDING ON LAKE ASHBY AROUND 0845, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INTO THE LAKE AND FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK, THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
JUNE 19, 2014, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND CONFIRMED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE LAKE. THE RIGHT FLOAT, NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND WATER PRESSURE BENT THE INSPECTION PLATE BACK, THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK THE WATER AND RIPPED THE FORWARD INSPECTION PLATE OFF. THE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WHO WAS ON SCENE AND INTERVIEWED THE PILOT; INDICATED THAT IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A NOSE LOW ALTITUDE, WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS SEEN. WITNESSES ON THE LAKE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED WHICH COULD HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING.
REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND PILOT RECORDS REVEALED ALL REQUIREMENTS WERE CURRENT.
44709 RECOMMENDED FOR THE PILOT.
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