SPECULATOR, NY, USA
N8118
PIPER PA-18
THE PLT HAD BEEN PRACTICING SHORT WATER TAKEOFFS WITH FULL FLAPS. AFTER SVCG THE ACFT WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL, HE BEGAN A TAKEOFF WITH 20 DEG OF FLAPS & GOT THE FLOAT PLANE ON THE STEP. HE RPRTD THAT AS HE WAS APPLYING FULL FLAPS, THE ACFT ENCTRD A GUST OF WIND. HE BELIEVED THAT AT THAT TIME, HE 'DID NOT CLICK IN FULL FLAPS' BUT EASED OFF THE FLAPS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STALLED & CONTACTED THE WATER, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT REAR PONTOON STRUT & THE HORIZONTAL PONTOON SPREADER BARS. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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