Aviat A1 N52DA

Summary

On 24 September 2018 at about 18:00 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N52DA was involved in an accident near Raquette Lake, New York, 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

24 September 2018 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Raquette Lake, New York, United States

Coordinates

43.8200, -74.6422

Aircraft

Aviat A1

Registration

N52DA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eagle Bay → Raquette Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA570

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control after landing on water in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during approach to land on a lake, he aligned the airplane based on wind indications on the water as well as observing other seaplanes. After the water landing, while slowing and coming off the step, a wind gust lifted the airplane's right wing, the left float hit the water, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot and pilot-rated owner egressed and were rescued by boaters. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was from 090° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. A weather station about 8 miles southwest of the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 185° at 7.8 mph, gusting to 10.3 mph.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.