# Accident 19961231040899A: Amtr SEAREY, Key Biscayne, FL, December 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6795° N, 80.1604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6795&lon=-80.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91036 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 56 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231040899A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER DURING WATER LANDING. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. PILOT FAILED CHECK GEAR POSITION. (-23) A HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIOUS SEAREY NOSED OVER ON LANDING ON A WATERWAY.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA053), Dec 31, 1996: Pacheco Searey (N91036), Key Biscayne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to retract the landing gear before landing the amphibious airplane in water. The pilot's lack of experience/certification/training in seaplanes was a possible factor.

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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