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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wrote Donald S SMITH CUB 18 · Attica, MI · July 3, 2019

Date: July 3, 2019 · 12:30 local
Place: Attica, MI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N736DW
Reported as: Wrote Donald S Smith CUB 18
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,368 total688 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N736DWRegistered now · Wrote Donald S SMITH CUB 18S/N 04-084 · Built 2006 Airframe modelWrote Donald S SMITH CUB 18 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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

On 3 July 2019 the pilot took off from his private airstrip at his local residence, after several landings at nearby lakes, he stopped for fuel at dupont-lapeer airport (D95). After fueling he took back off following a cherokee six which departed before him. After rotation the pilot started turning to the south east heading towards lake pleasant. Upon entering his turn he heard the cherokee six announce he was also turning to the south east, he then proceeded to scan the sky to look for the cherokee six to ensure adequate spacing between the aircraft. The pilot then headed to lake pleasant where he attempted to land with wheels down on floats and flipped over. The pilot egressed the aircraft and was picked up by a pontoon boat that was nearby at the time of the landing. The aircraft was righted back on to its floats by the local sheriffs dive team and a towing company, then towed to shore and released to the owner.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3 JULY 2019 THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT HIS LOCAL RESIDENCE, AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS AT NEARBY LAKES, HE STOPPED FOR FUEL AT DUPONT-LAPEER AIRPORT (D95). AFTER FUELING HE TOOK BACK OFF FOLLOWING A CHEROKEE SIX WHICH DEPARTED BEFORE HIM. AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT STARTED TURNING TO THE SOUTH EAST HEADING TOWARDS LAKE PLEASANT. UPON ENTERING HIS TURN HE HEARD THE CHEROKEE SIX ANNOUNCE HE WAS ALSO TURNING TO THE SOUTH EAST, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO SCAN THE SKY TO LOOK FOR THE CHEROKEE SIX TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SPACING BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN HEADED TO LAKE PLEASANT WHERE HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH WHEELS DOWN ON FLOATS AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PICKED UP BY A PONTOON BOAT THAT WAS NEARBY AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED BACK ON TO ITS FLOATS BY THE LOCAL SHERIFFS DIVE TEAM AND A TOWING COMPANY, THEN TOWED TO SHORE AND RELEASED TO THE OWNER.