GRAND RAPIDS, MN, USA
N6503A
CESSNA 180
THE PILOT REPORTED HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING APPROACH TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE WINDS WERE ALSO SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE APPROACH. THE SEAPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER. THE SEAPLANE THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED DURING LANDING AND THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN SEAPLANES AND THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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