A nice quiet day out plane spotting, until...

[John]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwlodvWh7w

As I understand it no one was hurt, but perhaps a new pair of pants might not go amiss

Kind regards

John

[Chris Trott]

I can't find it, but I believe this was posted right after it happened on here. I know it was discussed elsewhere, but basically it's another pilot with more money than ability. The plane wasn't hit by "wind". It was overloaded and under piloted. The pilot (a doctor) has actually had 2 or 3 accidents and totalled very nice aircraft. This aircraft had just been fully restored as a gift to him from his wife. His entire family was aboard, and they were lucky to get out with minor injuries.

From the NTSB:

The private pilot was taking off in the float plane from the lake's west waterway. The airplane was on step, gaining airspeed, and the takeoff run seemed normal to the pilot. The airplane was nearing takeoff speed, and proceeding directly down the waterway, when it encountered a right quartering tailwind gust that lifted up the right wing and float. The airplane veered to the left toward a steep bank, and the pilot was unable to correct the deviation with the rudder. He did not feel that he could reduce power as he would slam into the bank. The airplane lifted off, but the float collided with the top of the bank. The airplane cartwheeled about 160 degrees to the left before coming to rest on its right side. It sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and floats. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. Reported wind at the airport approximately 3 minutes after the accident was from 020 degrees magnetic at 3 knots, with no recorded gusts.

Basically, this is the way that the NTSB says they don't quite believe the guy.

[Garry Russell]

Yes Chris

It was posted here just after the crash.

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/vie ... er#p197513

Garry

[Chris Trott]

Thanks Garry.

Edit above to add the NTSB narrative.

[Garry Russell]

Yep the good thing is they walked away from it

I saw some pics of the aeroplane taken only a few days before the accident.

It was immaculate and hard to imagine aeroplane that old could look that good........

Garry

[jonesey2k]

My old man visited the exact same spot a few months ago and reported that the big gouges in the grass was still there

[airboatr]

Reported wind at the airport approximately 3 minutes after the accident was from 020 degrees magnetic at 3 knots, with no recorded gusts.

maybe some extraordinarily large burst of gas was expelled ( which has happened in the past somewhere )..... and thats what lifted the plane see..