# Incident 20170617012159I: Nielsen Neal R 912S AIR-CAM, Ellijay, GA, June 17, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2017, 14:29 local time
- Place: Ellijay, GA
- Airport: Gilmer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6282° N, 84.5266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILMER COUNTY (49A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6282&lon=-84.5266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nielsen Neal R 912S AIR-CAM (registry code 05610WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/nielsen-neal-r-912s-air-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIELSEN NEAL R 912S AIR-CAM
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170617012159I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, A 912S TWIN ENGINE AIR CAM EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT CALL SIGN ?N31RN? EQUIPPED WITH WATER FLOATS HAD AN INCIDENT AFTER LANDING ON CARTERS LAKE LOCATED IN ELLIJAY, GEORGIA. PILOT STATEMENT READS AS FOLLOWS: WHILE TAXING A WAVE HIT THE PORT SIDE FLOAT CAUSING TWO BALANCE WIRES TO SNAP LETTING THE AIRCRAFT LEND TO THE LEFT LETTING THE LEFT WING MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WATER.

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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