Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC15CA024

Palmer, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N669RJ

ROBERT M. JONES ZENITH CH 701

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

The sport pilot reported that he was landing his float-equipped, experimental amateur-built airplane on a remote, smooth and glassy water lake. The pilot said that during the approach, just before touchdown, the airplane encountered a slight downdraft, and the airplane's right float struck the water, which pivoted it to the right. The left wing subsequently struck the water, and the airplane nosed over and sank. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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