Cessna 180 N767MH

Summary

On 6 July 2016 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N767MH was involved in an accident near New Durham, New Hampshire, 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.

Date

6 July 2016 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Durham, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Merrymeeting Lake (NH68)

Coordinates

43.4853, -71.1661

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N767MH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Turner → Turner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA370

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after encountering a boat wake, which resulted in the airplane veering left, impacting the water's surface, and subsequently becoming submerged.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a float-equipped airplane reported that immediately after touch down, the float plane encountered a boat wake, veered sharply to the left, water-looped, and became submerged inverted.   The float plane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wake that his float plane encountered which precipitated the water-loop may have been generated by a boat that is used by a local ski school.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.