# Incident 20191012019529I: Lake LA-4-200, Skiatook, OK, October 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2019, 10:20 local time
- Place: Skiatook, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3467° N, 95.9456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skiatook, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3467&lon=-95.9456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1071L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1071L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,912 total, 124 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012019529I

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2019.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT IN N1071L, A 1975 BUCCANEER LAKE AMPHIBIAN.  THE TRAINING TOOK PLACE AROUND SKIATOOK LAKE, NEAR TULSA, OKLAHOMA.  N107IL CONFIGURED FOR A WATER LANDING AND SURVEYED SKIATOOK LAKE FOR A SUITABLE WATER LANDING.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SETTLED INTO A DISPLACE TAXI.  WIND WAS 10 KNOTS OUT OF THE SOUTH EAST.  PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT WATER CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME WERE A LITTLE ROUGH.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT DURING TAKE THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UPWARD AND THEN BACK DOWN INTO THE WATER AND OSCILLATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LISTED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED WING TIP DAMAGE AND THE LEFT SPONSON WAS DETACHED

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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