Lake LA-4-200 N8002H

Summary

On 29 August 1999 at about 14:00 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N8002H, operated by Jack Browns Seplane Base, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, 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

29 August 1999 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gilbert Field (GIF)

Coordinates

28.0401, -81.7196

Aircraft

Lake LA-4-200

Registration

N8002H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jack Browns Seplane Base

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA241

Nobody was injured.

the pilot-in command/flight instructor allowed the student pilot to get the nose of the airplane too low in the water causing a loss of directional control and a subsequent impact of the right wing in the water.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight had landed on the lake after the pilots had been practicing landings and takeoffs. While attempting a water take off in a left step turn the bow was allowed to get too low causing the right front portion of the hull to dig in and spin the aircraft about 180 degrees. The flight instructor stated, '...I took control of the aircraft when the student did not correct the pitch attitude, but a split second too late.' The pilot receiving instruction stated, '...while completing a step turn taxi maneuver to the left apparently I allowed the bow to become too low swinging the aircraft 180 degrees to the right causing damage....'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.