ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186753
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| Date: | Sunday 24 April 2016 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Maule M-7-235B Super Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N367FS |
| MSN: | 23089C |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1090 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Gaston, Halifax County, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Littleton, NC |
| Littleton, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot had owned the amphibious airplane for 3 weeks, and had performed about 30 water landings in the airplane. The pilot stated that, during takeoff on the accident flight, the airplane was veering "severely" to the left; however, he continued the takeoff. The flight was unremarkable, and the pilot returned to the lake to land the airplane. Upon touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The passenger stated that the airplane bounced during the landing, and a witness stated that the airplane landed "hard" on the water, bounced about 10 ft into the air, then impacted the water again. Examination of the left float skin revealed signatures consistent with overstress failure. It is likely that the pilot’s hard, bounced landing resulted in the failure of the left float skin.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent damage to the left float.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=367FS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2016 01:22 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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