- Date
- May 30, 1982, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Methuen, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2002TThurston Teal TSC-1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820530021019A
- Case key
- 71672
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on a river in an amphibian aircraft. After a landing, the pilot commenceda high speed taxi takeoff. When violent shaking started the pilot reduced power, pulled back the stick, and landed. The aircraft nosed over. The landing wheels were found in the down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2002T
- Reported as
- Thurston Teal TSC-1A (TEAL TSC-1)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2
- Airframe hours
- 676
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.F. Bourbon & Robt D'Ambroise
- Registered owner
- J.F. Bourbon & Robt D'Ambroise
- Departed
- Tewksbury, MA
- Destination
- Tewksbury, MA
- Airport
- Merrimac River
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,350 total · 6 in this make and model · 2,156 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2002T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.