BATTLE CREEK, MI, USA
N2596P
LAKE LA-4-200
THE CFI SAID THAT WHILE TAXIING ON STEP THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A POWER BOATS WAKE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE STUDENT PILOT REDUCED THE POWER, AND THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN. THE CFI TOOK OER THE CONTROLS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE WATER NOSE DOWN, AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THE ACFT NOSE FILLED WITH WATER AND SANK.
AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE DUAL STUDENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE CFI WAS DELAYED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH WATER CAUSED BY A POWER BOAT WAKE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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