Quest KODIAK 100 N917CM

Summary

On 8 August 2010 at about 18:15 local time, a Quest KODIAK 100 registered N917CM, operated by New England Seaplane LLC, was involved in an accident near Naples, 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

8 August 2010 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Brandy Pond Seaplane Base (5ME)

Coordinates

43.9528, -70.5878

Aircraft

Quest KODIAK 100

Registration

N917CM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

New England Seaplane LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lewiston → Naples

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA408

Nobody was injured.

A loss of control during landing for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot (ATP) was landing at his home lake. After discussing the boat traffic and wind with the commercial pilot, the pilots elected to conduct a crosswind landing in an open area away from the boats. The ATP configured the airplane for a normal water landing and stated that the right float contacted the water first, followed by the left float. The airplane then veered to the left and the ATP applied rudder and aileron to correct. The airplane rolled onto the right float and came to rest inverted. Both pilots reported that the water conditions were rough due to boat traffic. A postaccident examination revealed that both left and right forward float struts were separated at their attachment fittings. Examination of the fittings revealed that they exhibited signatures consistent with ductile overstress, indicating that they likely failed during the accident sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.