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Schmidt SEA REY N304WW

16 June 2000 · Northport, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 June 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Schmidt SEA REY registered N304WW was involved in an accident near Northport, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Northport, Washington, United States
Coordinates
48.9310, -117.7699
Aircraft
Schmidt SEA REY
Registration
N304WW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Northport → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA00LA105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control due to his inadequate remedial action in correcting for engine torque during the aborted landing. Factors include trees near the area where the pilot was attempting to land.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a go-around from a bounced glassy-water landing, the aircraft rolled to the left because of the force generated by the turbo-charged engine at full power. Although the pilot attempted to roll the aircraft back to a wings-level position, he collided with trees along the shoreline before he was able to stop the left turn that resulted from the torque-induced roll to the left.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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