ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285221
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| Date: | 24-FEB-2007 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | RCCB Inc. |
| Registration: | N224MT |
| MSN: | 1334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glen Canyon Nat, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Glen Canyon Nat, UT (U07 |
| Spanish Fork, UT (U77) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with the surface of a lake while flying at low altitude over the water. The pilot said that he was flying over a lake at 50 feet above the water; and that there was a good ripple on the water to give him an altitude reference. He said that he maneuvered the airplane into another section of the lake and he noted that he was approximately 25 feet above the water. The pilot said "a few moments later, near the center of the bay, the water turned to glass smooth, and I must have lost depth perception because in a moment we were touching [the] water." The pilot said the airplane decelerated rapidly, and it did not nose over or sink immediately. The pilot and his two passengers exited the aircraft with no injuries, but spent over an hour swimming to shore in the 44-degree water. They were rescued the from the shore following morning.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional flight over water at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate clearance from the water. A contributing factor was the glassy surface condition of the lake.
Sources:
NTSB SEA07CA064
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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