19951020040969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEA REY · Boca Raton, FL · October 20, 1995

Date: October 20, 1995 · 09:15 local
Place: Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32780
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 730 total132 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N32780Registration cancelled Apr 22, 1999 · Mergen Frank A SEA REYS/N 1MK048 Airframe modelMergen Frank A SEA REY

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 20, 1995, at approximately 0915 am, a mergen frank a, sea rey (experimental amateur built), N32780, sustained minor damage during an off airport landing at Boca Raton, FL while on a personal flight. The pilot in command (PIC) stated that after takeoff from Boca Raton airport (bct) the engine stopped developing normal power. The PIC made a precautionary landing in a canal causing minor damage to the hull. The PIC stated that the throttle slide was sticking which caused the engine to develop less than normal power. The mergen frank a, sea rey, is an amphibian aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The private pilot was not injured. The incident and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 20, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 AM, A MERGEN FRANK A, SEA REY (EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT), N32780, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AT BOCA RATON, FL WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT) THE ENGINE STOPPED DEVELOPING NORMAL POWER. THE PIC MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CANAL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HULL. THE PIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SLIDE WAS STICKING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DEVELOP LESS THAN NORMAL POWER. THE MERGEN FRANK A, SEA REY, IS AN AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.