Dobbs George COOT N100TN
7 June 2018 · Malone, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2018 at about 00:00 local time, a Dobbs George COOT registered N100TN was involved in an accident near Malone, Wisconsin, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Malone, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.0475, -88.4403
- Aircraft
- Dobbs George COOT
- Registration
- N100TN
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Malone → Cheboygan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA329
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to take off with a known structural issue, which resulted in hull damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot in the experimental amateur-built amphibious airplane, during takeoff from a lake, the airplane bounced twice, but on the third bounce, the hull "gave way." Water entered the airplane, and the pilot exited through the canopy. The pilot reported that the hull had been repaired previously, but it still had "some leakage" after the repair. Substantial damage was sustained to the forward left side of the hull where the sponson was attached. Photographs provided by the Federal Aviation Administration showed long-term water damage to the plywood and fiberglass hull structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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