# Accident 20220529009109A: Foster William D ELITE, Winter Haven, FL, May 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2022, 12:44 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0629° N, 81.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTER HAVEN RGNL (GIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0629&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136WF-2022-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foster William D ELITE (registry code 05622Y4, https://openairdocs.org/model/foster-william-d-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOSTER WILLIAM D ELITE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220529009109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED HORSESHOE LAKE, CHULUOTA, FL AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 EDT ON 05/29/2022 FOR TRANSITION TRAINING AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTION ON APPROCHES AND LANDINGS AT WINTER HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGIF) WINTER HAVEN, FL. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN COMMAND AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE ON-BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE 4 LOW APPROACHES FOR TRAINING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. AT 1244 EDT, ON RUNWAY 5, AT APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED RAPIDLY. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT BROKE TO THE RIGHT IMPACTING THE RIGHT FRONT FLOAT AND LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF OF THE FLOAT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 5 INTO THE GRASS, THEN PROCEEDED  ACROSS TAXIWAY B4. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS EAST OF TAXIWAY B4 WHERE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLOATS SUNK INTO THE DIRT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN AND STOP. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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