# Incident 20150228002049I: Cessna 172E, Seattle, WA, February 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5721T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5721T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 740 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150228002049I

## Narrative

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

POSSIBILITY OF WATER ACCUMULATION IN THE RIGHT SIDE FLOAT DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD OF 1.5 HOURS.  ON LANDING, INSTRUCTOR NOTICED LISTING OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WATER, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN CROSSWIND TOWARD THE DOCKING PLATFORM, INTO THE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED RIGHT SIDE FLOAT, THE RESULT WAS FURTHER INDUCED DRAG AS THE FLOAT BECAME LESS BOYANT.  CONTROLS WERE POSITIONED CORRECTLY FOR THE TURN  IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, HOWEVER WITH THE SUBMERGED FLOAT, CORRECT CONTROL POSITION WOULD HAVE DICTATED OTHER THAN NORMAL. (I.E. AILERON).  THE RESULT COMPLETELY SUBMERGED THE RIGHT FLOAT CAUSING THE AIRCAFT TO ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND SINK.

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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