# Incident 19961022033259I: Amtr SEAREY, Groveland, FL, October 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1996, 16:38 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6429° N, 81.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6429&lon=-81.7945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2617B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2617B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buchan James F SEA REY (registry code 056022W, https://openairdocs.org/model/buchan-james-f-sea-rey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961022033259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED WATER TAKEOFF. BELEIVED ON STEP. MOVED YOKE FORWARD. NOSE DUG IN, NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N2617B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970507008429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507008429I), May 7, 1997: Amtr SEAREY (N2617B), Howey In Hills, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 7, 1997 at approximately 1200 EDT, the pilot was landing on little lake harris, Howey In Hills, FL. Bounced and pushed nose forward and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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