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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTLS · Lake Cavanaugh, WA · August 16, 2020

Date: August 16, 2020 · 14:30 local
Place: Lake Cavanaugh, WA
Airport: Lake Cavanaugh
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N749CT
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,877 total33 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N749CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-10-01-02 · Built 2010 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

N749CT was enroute to floathaven (0W7) for a fly-in. Prior to their destination, N749CT did three (3) splash and go. Two (2) at big lake and one (1) at lake whatcom. After N749CT landed at floathaven, the pilot decided to go to his cabin at Lake Cavanaugh. Upon landing at Lake Cavanaugh, the airplane hit the water hard and bounced back in the air. The pilot added some power to recover. As it settles back to the water, the left front float strut broke, the nose continued to

Fall through and one of three carbon fiber blades cut into the top of the

Float, broke from the hub and lodged in the float after stopping the engine.

As the FAA filed it

N749CT WAS ENROUTE TO FLOATHAVEN (0W7) FOR A FLY-IN. PRIOR TO THEIR DESTINATION, N749CT DID THREE (3) SPLASH AND GO. TWO (2) AT BIG LAKE AND ONE (1) AT LAKE WHATCOM. AFTER N749CT LANDED AT FLOATHAVEN, THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO TO HIS CABIN AT LAKE CAVANAUGH. UPON LANDING AT LAKE CAVANAUGH, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE WATER HARD AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. THE PILOT ADDED SOME POWER TO RECOVER. AS IT SETTLES BACK TO THE WATER, THE LEFT FRONT FLOAT STRUT BROKE, THE NOSE CONTINUED TO

FALL THROUGH AND ONE OF THREE CARBON FIBER BLADES CUT INTO THE TOP OF THE

FLOAT, BROKE FROM THE HUB AND LODGED IN THE FLOAT AFTER STOPPING THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N749CT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150125000649ILanding: Touchdown · Seattle, WAAircraft landedat bfi, on landing pilot forgot to place wheels down, aircraft landed on runway with floats, minor damageJan 25, 2015 · Minor damage