Aerofab LAKE 250 N8550U

Summary

On 17 August 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Aerofab LAKE 250 registered N8550U was involved in an accident near Phippsburg, Maine, 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.

Date

17 August 2003 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Phippsburg, Maine, United States

Coordinates

43.8889, -69.9361

Aircraft

Aerofab LAKE 250

Registration

N8550U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phippsburg → Phippsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA178

Nobody was injured.

The airplane's collision with a submerged object during a water landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot overflew the pond prior to landing, and did not observe any boat traffic, or debris on the water. He performed one touch-and-go landing, and returned for a second landing. The touchdown was "normal," and during the landing rollout the airplane started to come off the step and began to turn to the left, "like it had hooked something." The pilot taxied to the shore and docked the airplane, at which time he realized he "must have hit something on the bottom of the pond," since there was mud in the lower nose gear doors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.