20150121000779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lake LA-4-200 · Bartow, FL · January 21, 2015

Date: January 21, 2015 · 13:50 local
Place: Bartow, FL
Airport: Bartow Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1065L
Reported as: Lake LA-4-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 in the last 90 days

N1065LRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2015 · Lake LA-4-200S/N 658 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLake LA-4-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Airman stated he departed Bartow (bow) municipal airport on January 21, 2015 at approximately 1400 EST. He stated his intention was to perform a number of practice landings and takeoffs on Lake hancock. He stated he was PIC of the aircraft and his wife privacy data omitted was the only other occupant of the aircraft. He stated,

"I had neglected to retract my landing gear on takeoff from bow, and the landing gear remained down for the glassy water landing. After making contact with the water in Lake hancock, N1065L flipped upside down and came to a stop". The airman stated "privacy data omitted and I exited N1065L and remained at the aircraft until help arrived."

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN STATED HE DEPARTED BARTOW (BOW) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON JANUARY 21, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EST. HE STATED HIS INTENTION WAS TO PERFORM A NUMBER OF PRACTICE LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON LAKE HANCOCK.HE STATED HE WAS PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED,

"I HAD NEGLECTED TO RETRACT MY LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF FROM BOW, AND THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN FOR THE GLASSY WATER LANDING. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN LAKE HANCOCK, N1065L FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP". THE AIRMAN STATED "^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND I EXITED N1065L AND REMAINED AT THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL HELP ARRIVED."