What happened
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On September 17, 2016 at approximately 18:25Z on clearlake lake, Lakeport, CA.
N111W, Grumman G-44A / navy J4F-2, widgeon (floatplane).
As the floatplane was setting-up for a water landing onto clearlake lake 1/8 of a mile from the shore line north-northwest of the town of Lakeport, near the skylark hotel boat docks.
The pilot lowered the landing gear prior to landing surface of the lake, resulting the floatplane flipped nose over upside down onto the aircraft back and then submerged to sink in 12 foot of water. Pilot was not injured/ passenger suffered minor injury.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:25Z ON CLEARLAKE LAKE, LAKEPORT, CA.
N111W, GRUMMAN G-44A / NAVY J4F-2, WIDGEON (FLOATPLANE).
AS THE FLOATPLANE WAS SETTING-UP FOR A WATER LANDING ONTO CLEARLAKE LAKE 1/8 OF A MILE FROM THE SHORE LINE NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF LAKEPORT, NEAR THE SKYLARK HOTEL BOAT DOCKS.
THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING SURFACE OF THE LAKE, RESULTING THE FLOATPLANE FLIPPED NOSE OVER UPSIDE DOWN ONTO THE AIRCRAFT BACK AND THEN SUBMERGED TO SINK IN 12 FOOT OF WATER. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED/ PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURY.
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