- Date
- June 6, 1987, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Speculator, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8118Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870606019049A
- Case key
- 30660
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had been practicing short water takeoffs with full flaps. After svcg the acft with a full load of fuel, he began a takeoff with 20 deg of flaps & got the float plane on the step. He rprtd that as he was applying full flaps, the acft enctrd a gust of wind. He believed that at that time, he 'did not click in full flaps' but eased off the flaps. Subsequently, the acft stalled & contacted the water, damaging the left wing tip, left rear pontoon strut & the horizontal pontoon spreader bars. The plt rprtd the wind was from the northwest at 15 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8118
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6435
- Airframe hours
- 1,885
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur L. Leman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1987 · 6 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 628 total · 202 in this make and model · 525 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8118 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.