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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 195B · Bedford, KY · October 14, 2015

Date: October 14, 2015 · 17:30 local
Place: Bedford, KY
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 2MTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7422X
Reported as: Cessna 195B
Reported engine: JACOBS R-755-B2
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,900 total700 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N7422XRegistered now · Cessna 195BS/N 7422 · Built 1949 Airframe modelCessna 195B Engine modelJacobs R-755 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that this flight was a personal pleasure flight. Upon initiating the departure from the Ohio river, the aircraft began to deccelerate and lean toward the left-wing down. He aborted the takeoff; however, the aircraft "slowly" nosed over in the water. All passengers exited the aircraft. The pilot observed that one of the floats had a hole in it "the size of a softball or bigger". He thinks the float struck a submerged object in the water and allowed the float to take on water, thus causing the event.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. UPON INITIATING THE DEPARTURE FROM THE OHIO RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECCELERATE AND LEAN TOWARD THE LEFT-WING DOWN. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT "SLOWLY" NOSED OVER IN THE WATER. ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT ONE OF THE FLOATS HAD A HOLE IN IT "THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL OR BIGGER". HE THINKS THE FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN THE WATER AND ALLOWED THE FLOAT TO TAKE ON WATER, THUS CAUSING THE EVENT.

Other reports on N7422X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20040912021099AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Woolwich, ME(-23) At 1330 hrs. LCL, on 9/12/04, at approximately 1200 ft MSL, the pilot and passenger heard a loud rapping noise. They checked the oil pressure and found it reading zero. They initially attempted to go 2 miles to wiscasett airport (iwi). The pilot stated…Sep 12, 2004 · Reported as Cessna 172B · Substantial damage