What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident occurred on septemeber 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm on raquette lake, NY, near the Old Forge Airport (NK26). The aircraft is registered as N52DA, a husky aviate on whipline amphibious floats, owned by privacy data omitted and based at krme (rome NY) the pilot in command was privacy data omitted privacy data omitted. There was one passenger on board at the time of the accident, privacy data omitted the accident occurred just after touchdown, during deceleration on the water. The pilot claims to have experienced a gust of wind from the right, which picked the right wing up and tipped the aircraft to the left causing the left float to become submerged. This flipped the aircraft onto its back causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Both occupants were able to exit the aircraft unharmed. The probable cause of the accident is the pilots failure to maintain directional control and improper use of the rudder during crosswind conditions in a seaplane.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMEBER 24, 2018 AT 2:00 PM ON RAQUETTE LAKE, NY, NEAR THE OLD FORGE AIRPORT (NK26). THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED AS N52DA, A HUSKY AVIATE ON WHIPLINE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND BASED AT KRME (ROME NY) THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING DECELERATION ON THE WATER. THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT, WHICH PICKED THE RIGHT WING UP AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT FLOAT TO BECOME SUBMERGED. THIS FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER DURING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS IN A SEAPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.