# Accident 20180610015449A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Renton, WA, June 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5053° N, 122.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5053&lon=-122.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N352AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,045 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610015449A

## Narrative

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

06/10/18 CALL FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30. HUSKY FLOATPLANE STRUCK WING IN WATER UPON TAKE OFF. AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO FLOAT ON ONE SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT IS PARTIALLY UNDER WATER BEING TOWED BACK TO W36(RENTON) DOCK. NO INJURIES. JUST PILOT ON BOARD. WINDS 10MPH, GUSTING TO 20 MPH. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE WATER WITH WAKES.

6/14/18 - EXAMINED AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS AT RNT. FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO L/H WING STRUT. IT HAD COLLAPSED/BENT AS THE FLOAT CAME UP AND STRUCK IT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED TO THE DOCK. WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. SEVERAL DINGS AND DENTS TO WING TIPS. THE PROPELLER SPINNER HAS A DENT (PERFECT CIRCLE) TO THE NOSE OF IT. THE TAIL, SPECIFICALLY THE ELEVATOR HAS SOME MINOR VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC/SKIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA336), Jun 10, 2018: Aviat A 1 (N352AM), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.

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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