GRAFTON, WV, USA
N59FC
LAKE LA-4-200
ACCORDING TO THE PLT DURING THE WATER LANDING THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED THE WAKE OF A BOAT THAT HAD CROSSED THE PATH OF THE ACFT. AS A RESULT THE ACFT BOUNCED ABOUT 20 FT HIGH. THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER TO RECOVER; HOWEVER, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE WATER. HE STARTED A GO-AROUND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS APPROACHING THE SHORELINE AND THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT LANDING DISTANCE REMAINING ON THE LAKE. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE A POSITIVE CLIMB BEFORE THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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