# NTSB SEA95LA071: Cessna 172D, N6600T, Lake Oswego, OR, March 25, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1995, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Lake Oswego, OR
- Coordinates: 45.400768, -122.680236 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4008&lon=-122.6802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA071
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42127/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA071

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touchdown - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - water

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6600T), registered now, S/N 17249906, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17249906
- Airframe hours: 1800
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950325005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325005419A), Mar 25, 1995: Cessna 172D, Lake Oswego, OR, Substantial damage. Failed to flare floatplane for landing on a lake. Left float dug in popped up. Right wing hit water. Sudden stop.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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