- Date
- July 23, 1989, 17:30 local (Jul 24, 1989, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6366NChampion 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890723024659A
- Case key
- 5229
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing flare/touchdown. Turbulence was a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that as he flared to land, the floatplane encountered turbulence & touched down on the the right float. The acft then went forward & the right float tip went into the water. This caused the struts on the right float to bend. The prop then cut into the right float & pieces of metal pierced the left float. Subsequently, the floats sank & allowed the eng to become submerged in the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6366N
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15
- Airframe hours
- 1,865
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald Blackledge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 10, 1988 · 49 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,195 total · 940 in this make and model · 1,038 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 48 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.