Campbell SUPER BEARHAWK CFBCA
4 September 2014 · Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2014 at about 16:30 local time, a Campbell SUPER BEARHAWK registered CFBCA was involved in an accident near Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.4801, -84.3609
- Aircraft
- Campbell SUPER BEARHAWK
- Registration
- CFBCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sault St. Marie → Sault St. Marie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA492
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate flare during landing on water with a glassy condition, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was attempting to land the airplane on a lake and that he misjudged the height of the airplane above the water, which he described as "glassy." During the touchdown, the left float "dug in," and the airplane subsequently nosed over. It is likely that the glassy water conditions adversely affected the pilot's depth perception, which led to his subsequent failure to judge the height above the water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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