ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175955
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 2015 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Zenith STOL CH701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N669RJ |
| MSN: | 7-4226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 702 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax SEE BOMBADIER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jim Lake, Butte, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Big Lake, AK (L95) |
| Palmer, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot reported that he was landing his float-equipped, experimental amateur-built airplane on a remote, smooth and glassy water lake. The pilot said that during the approach, just before touchdown, the airplane encountered a slight downdraft, and the airplane's right float struck the water, which pivoted it to the right. The left wing subsequently struck the water, and the airplane nosed over and sank. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=669RJ
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 23:56 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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