ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197011
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2017 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  SkyStar Kitfox Series 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N302DM |
| MSN: | S70407064 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 678 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 3300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pend Oreille River, Bonner County SE of Priest River, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sandpoint, ID (SZT) |
| Sandpoint, ID (SZT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during a water landing, “immediately upon touchdown, the tail came up to the right and the plane veered left.” He added that he applied “hard left aileron,” but the right wing tip impacted the water, and the airplane spun to a stop.
The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station 14 nautical miles northeast from the accident site reported, about the time of the accident, wind from 170° at 6 knots. The pilot reported the wind was variable at 5 knots, gusting to 11 knots. He added that the landing direction was to the southeast.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral/bank control during the landing in variable gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N302DM
Location
Media:
On Thursday, July 27, at 11:01 a.m. BCEMS responded with West Pend Oreille Fire and BCSO to a call for a pontoon plane sinking in the river. pic.twitter.com/31tnGh4MTh
— Bonner County EMS (@bonner_ems) 27 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 23:43 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Jul-2017 08:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 28-Jul-2017 08:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Jul-2017 08:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Jul-2017 09:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 16-Nov-2017 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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