- Date
- September 13, 1998, 12:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln City, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46TCTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980913035349A
- Case key
- 43998
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate remedial action to correct for a crosswind gust. The crosswind gust was a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that at touchdown, during a landing to the northwest, a 'major unexpected wind gust from the right' tipped the floatplane and its left wing dipped into the water. The floatplane then nosed down, then settled back upright on its floats. The pilot reported winds as northwesterly at about 8 knots, but was unable to estimate gust strength. The pilot indicated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved.
Factual narrative
On September 13, 1998, approximately 1250 Pacific daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D floatplane, N46TC, was substantially damaged during a landing on Devils Lake near Lincoln City, Oregon, when one of its wingtips dragged the water. The private pilot-in-command and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight from Lacamas Lake near Camas, Washington.
The pilot reported he landed to the northwest, directly into the wind. He stated that at touchdown, a "major unexpected wind gust from the right [north] tipped [the] plane and [the] left wing dipped into [the] water. [The] plane nosed forward toward [the] left and settled back on the floats." The pilot reported the winds as northwesterly at approximately 8 knots, but was unable to estimate gust strength. The pilot indicated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46TC
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8586
- Airframe hours
- 3,197
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rodney C. Andersen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 29, 1998 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Camas, WA
- Airport
- runway 32, water
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,856 total · 250 in this make and model · 2,740 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.