# Incident 19970507008429I: Amtr SEAREY, Howey In Hills, FL, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Howey In Hills, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: 560 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507008429I

## Narrative

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

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 AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE WATER, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N2617B (1)

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

- [Incident 19961022033259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961022033259I), Oct 22, 1996: Amtr SEAREY (N2617B), Groveland, FL, Minor damage. Attempted water takeoff. Beleived on step. Moved yoke forward. Nose dug in, nosed over.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.