- Date
- June 25, 1983, 16:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Seminole, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8008FLake LA2-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830625027329A
- Case key
- 30904
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - submerged objectCause
Visual lookout - not possibleCause
Analysis
The right float hit a submerged object during landing at about 40 mph. The right float broke off but was dragged by a fuel line still attached to it. The pilot taxied to shore with the right wing dragging in the water. The float was destroyed and the wing damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8008F
- Reported as
- Lake LA2-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1651
- Airframe hours
- 129
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pelican World Air Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1983 · 29 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,917 total · 186 in this make and model · 153 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.