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A pair of pilots are still wondering who was PF or PIC in the noseover of their sea ray during a high speed water taxi on the lake port near evansville, IN59, in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : in59.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 512311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| ASRS Report | 512312 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We landed on surface of lake, still on step for 200 ft, maybe 250 ft. Airplane instantly dove in water and turned over. Due to hull design, I was at a critical speed and power setting with nose low attitude. Kit manufacturer does have new hull to prevent this. This report is being reported also by other pilot because we didn't understand which of us was supposed to be PIC. Supplemental information from acn 512312: we were doing water takeoff and lndgs. On this landing we were on the water about 300 ft, RPM holding the aircraft on the stop or high speed taxi when it nosed in and roller over. The cause was nose too low in water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAIR OF PLTS ARE STILL WONDERING WHO WAS PF OR PIC IN THE NOSEOVER OF THEIR SEA RAY DURING A HIGH SPD WATER TAXI ON THE LAKE PORT NEAR EVANSVILLE, IN59, IN.
Narrative: WE LANDED ON SURFACE OF LAKE, STILL ON STEP FOR 200 FT, MAYBE 250 FT. AIRPLANE INSTANTLY DOVE IN WATER AND TURNED OVER. DUE TO HULL DESIGN, I WAS AT A CRITICAL SPD AND PWR SETTING WITH NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. KIT MANUFACTURER DOES HAVE NEW HULL TO PREVENT THIS. THIS RPT IS BEING RPTED ALSO BY OTHER PLT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHICH OF US WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PIC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 512312: WE WERE DOING WATER TKOF AND LNDGS. ON THIS LNDG WE WERE ON THE WATER ABOUT 300 FT, RPM HOLDING THE ACFT ON THE STOP OR HIGH SPD TAXI WHEN IT NOSED IN AND ROLLER OVER. THE CAUSE WAS NOSE TOO LOW IN WATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.