- Date
- March 25, 1995, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Oswego, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6600TCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950325005419A
- Case key
- 42127
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper touchdown on the surface of the water.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting a water landing, the pilot allowed the aircraft to contact the surface at too steep of an attitude. When the nose of the left float hit the water, it dug in, and then popped back to the surface. This was followed by the right wing impacting the water, and the aircraft coming to a sudden stop. During this sequence, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Factual narrative
On March 25, 1995, approximately 1315 Pacific standard time (PST), a float-equipped Cessna 172D, N6600T, impacted the surface of the water while attempting a landing on Lake Oswego, near Portland, Oregon. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed the Willamette river about 15 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.
According to the pilot, who had about 45 hours experience in seaplanes, he contacted the water at too steep of an attitude while attempting to land. When the left pontoon hit the water, its nose dug in, and then popped back to the surface. This was followed by the right wing impacting the water, and the aircraft coming to a sudden stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6600T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249906
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Franklin 6A350-C2, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Faegre, Aron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1994 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- Willamette Riv., OR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 163 total · 83 in this make and model · 119 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.