# Accident 20140802012399A: Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN, Janesville, MN, August 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2014, 12:50 local time
- Place: Janesville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2191° N, 93.5706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2191&lon=-93.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4118X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4118X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN (registry code 05626AX, https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-lonn-avid-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANSON LONN AVID AMPHIBIAN
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140802012399A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR'S STATEMENT, HE WAS INTENDING TO PERFORM TAXI TESTS ONLY WITH THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT ON REEDS LAKE NEAR WASECA, MN.  WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF UNINTENTIONALLY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD NOT HAD ANY PILOT TRAINING AND WAS NOT SURE HOW TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR.  AFTER LIFTING OFF OF THE WATER, HE UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO BRING THE AIRPLANE BACK DOWN ON THE WATER.  HE THEN TRIED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT TO CLEAR THE TREES AND CUT THE THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE LAKE.

## 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 CEN14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA411), Aug 2, 2014: Hanson Lonn Avid Amphibian (N4118X), Waterville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after an inadvertent takeoff, which resulted in collision with terrain.

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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