ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226116
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| Date: | 11-JUN-2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-180A Sportplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61339 |
| MSN: | 20013C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mackey Lake, NNE of Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soldatna, AK (L85) |
| Soldatna, AK (L85) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying an airplane equipped with tundra tires. He reported that, while landing the airplane on water, he realized that he “was still on [the] wheels"; it was not equipped with floats. Water entered the flight deck, the pilot egressed, and the airplane sank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the windscreen. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s attempt to land on water in an airplane that was not equipped with floats.
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=61339
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2019 23:12 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Jun-2019 06:18 | CPUGene | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 13-Jun-2019 14:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2019 05:55 | KR | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Jun-2019 19:26 | KR | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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