Ratte James AVENTURA II N6356Z

Summary

On 10 August 2015 at about 14:15 local time, a Ratte James AVENTURA II registered N6356Z was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 2015 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.2397, -95.1819

Aircraft

Ratte James AVENTURA II

Registration

N6356Z

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tyler → Tyler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15CA353

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of airplane control during a go around, which resulted in impact with the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of seaplane rating and inexperience in the accident airplane.

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

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The non-seaplane rated private pilot stated that his intention was to get comfortable with the airplane. He performed several maneuvers in the air, then seven uneventful touch-and-go water landings with half flaps extended. On the final landing attempt, he fully extended the flaps and had difficulty controlling the airplane. The airplane bounced on the water twice and the pilot initiated a go-around. The airplane veered left and was headed toward houses and boat docks; he maneuvered to ditch the airplane into the water to avoid a collision. The airplane impacted the water and sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot egressed the airplane with minor injuries. The pilot's lack of experience in the airplane contributed to the loss of control during the go around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.