- Date
- May 9, 1982, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dowagiac, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8005ELake LA-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820509015519A
- Case key
- 70499
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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.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Terrain condition - water,roughCause
Unsafe/hazardous condition - disregardedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated that while turning the aircraft during taxi to the shore the aircraft ran into the wake of a boat and skipped sideways. When the aircraft encountered a second wave the right wing struck the water shearing off the sponson and bending the wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8005E
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1034
- Airframe hours
- 332
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bryan E. Erb
- Registered owner
- Plane Leasing Ltd
- Departed
- Dowagiac, MI
- Destination
- C20
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 274 total · 23 in this make and model · 194 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.