TOMBALL, TX, USA
N802DM
CESSNA A185F
BEFORE TAKEOFF 2 PAXS BOARDED SO THE INSTRUCTOR COULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE STUDENT THE EFFECT THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT HAS ON ACFT HANDLING ON WATER. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR THE ACFT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE WATERWAY, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ONTO A LAND MASS WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT STARTED THETAKEOFF RUN AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LIFTING OFF. THE WATERWAY WAS 2600 FT LONG. TAILWIND OF 5 KNOTS.
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