Report on aircraft accident at lake Øyeren, Enebakk Norway, 17 april 2017 with Hamilton SH-1 Glastar, SE-XUG
Aviation report 2017/12
The commander lost control of the aircraft during landing on the lake. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest upside down in the water.
The commander, who was alone, evacuated the aircraft by swimming through the side door. After surfacing he climbed onto one of the floats, witout his PLB and without Air Crew Vest. The signals from the aircraft ELT where not received by any receiver station.
The accident was observed from land, a bystander made an emergency call and the commander was rescued by helicopter.
This report is in Norwegian only. No safety recommendation is issued in connection with this investigation.
Facts
| Location | Lake Øyeren, Enebakk, Akershus, Norway |
| Occurrence date | 17.04.2017 |
| Aircraft | Øvrige motorfly |
| Operator | Private |
| Registration | SE-XUG |
| Meteorological conditions | VMC |
| County | Akershus |
| Type of occurrence | Accident |
| Type of operation | Private |
| Category of operation | Light, aeroplane (< 5 700kg) |
| Aircraft category | Single-engine, Seaplane (incl. amphibian) |
| FIR/AOR | ENOS (Oslo ATCC) |