- Date
- August 25, 1999, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1168DDinkel-Brook SEA REY
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990825042379A
- Case key
- 47169
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to recover.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot set up for landing into the wind on a lake, and observed a Jet Ski about 1/4 mile from his intended landing site. After a complete stop landing, he saw the Jet Ski approaching from his left 'very rapidly.' He applied power for takeoff, and saw that the Jet Ski was about 40 yards from the airplane. He rotated, banked left, and the airplane stalled. He reduced power, and attempted to regain directional control with ailerons, the controls were unresponsive. The left wing struck the surface of the water.
Factual narrative
On August 25, 1999, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Dinkel-Brook Sea Rey experimental airplane, N1168D, owned by an individual, collided with water near Orlando, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had departed from Lake Rose, Florida, at 1730.
According to the pilot's statement, as he set up for landing into the wind, he noticed that, "...the only surface craft on the lake was a personal watercraft (Jet Ski) about 1/4 mile from my landing site...after a complete stop landing...I saw the Jet Ski approaching from my left very rapidly...I applied power for takeoff. As I came onto step I checked the Jet Ski position...and saw that it was still approaching fast and closed to about 40 yards. I applied back pressure and rotated. With a nose up climb position I could no longer see the Jet Ski. I banked left to see if I was clear and the airplane stalled. The controls were unresponsive, I reduced power immediately prior to the left wing impacting the water surface...."
The FAA inspector stated, "...[the pilot] performed a premature takeoff to avoid collision with a personal watercraft. The aircraft stalled...airman reduced power...attempted to regain directional control with ailerons...."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1168D
- Reported as
- Dinkel-Brook SEA REY
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1DK082
- Airframe hours
- 290
- Engine
- Bombardier ROTAX 914, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Johnathan Ladd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1999 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Lake Rose, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 279 total · 7 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO
FAA reports on this event · 1
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