The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Nashville, Tennessee
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
N401SC LLC
Location: Ooltewah, Tennessee
Accident Number: ERA20CA254
Date & Time: July 4, 2020, 19:45 Local
Registration: N760JJ
Aircraft: Lockwood AIRCAM
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control on ground
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis
According to the pilot, he performed several water touch and go landings on different lakes and elected to perform one more before going back to the destination airport. During the landing, the airplane banked to the right, the right float touched the water, and the airplane veered "sharply" to the right. It struck the bank of the lake resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on the bank and the pilot and passenger egressed without issue. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Findings
Aircraft Directional control - Not attained/maintained
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Pilot
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing Loss of control on ground (Defining event)
Landing-landing roll Collision during takeoff/land
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 59,Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Single-engine sea; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 4-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: October 23, 2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: December 17, 2019
Flight Time: 6075 hours (Total, all aircraft), 503 hours (Total, this make and model), 6075 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 119 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 27 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 2 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Lockwood
Registration: N760JJ
Model/Series: AIRCAM No Series
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2015
Amateur Built: Yes
Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental (Special)
Serial Number: AC-176
Landing Gear Type: Retractable
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: August 24, 2019 Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2100 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 2 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 346 Hrs at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: Rotax
ELT: C91 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: 912ULS
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 100 Horsepower
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: CHA,688 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 8 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 19:53 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 248°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 25000 ft AGL
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 4 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction: 210°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 29.89 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C / 21°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Collegedale, TN (FGU)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Collegedale, TN (FGU)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 18:00 Local
Type of Airspace: Class G
Airport Information
Airport: Collegedale Muni FGU
Runway Surface Type: Water
Airport Elevation: 860 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Water-choppy
Runway Used: IFR
Approach: None
Runway Length/Width:
VFR Approach/Landing: Touch and go
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 35.079723,-85.050277
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