Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA4-200 N1105L

Summary

On 16 May 2015 at about 17:00 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA4-200 registered N1105L was involved in an accident near Mineral, Virginia, 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

16 May 2015 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mineral, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.0728, -77.8206

Aircraft

Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA4-200

Registration

N1105L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Louisa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA078

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a high-speed water taxi in rough water conditions, resulting in a collision with a dock.

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

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The pilot stated that during high-speed taxi after a water landing, he encountered the wake from a boat. The sponson (float) "caught the water" on the second wave and the airplane made a right turn. The airplane subsequently impacted a dock resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.