# Incident 19970813028829I: Amtr SEAREY, Tucson, AZ, August 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7215C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7215C-2012-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Calvi Lawrence B SEAREY (registry code 05604MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/calvi-lawrence-b-searey) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813028829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 08/13/97 DURING A FLIGHT FROM NORTHERN WISCONSIN TO SAN CARLOS, CA THE EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT SEAREY AMPHIBIAN PLANE WAS MAKING A FUEL STOP AT RYAN FIELD, ARIZONA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OVER CENTER LOCK CASTING FAILED CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FOLD UPWARDS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS FLOAT FOR AN OTHER 50 FT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED NOR WAS THERE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE CASTING FAILURE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A HARD LANDING HE HAD EXPERIENCED TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE DID NOT CHECK THAT PARTICULAR CASTING FOR CRACKS.

## Other reports on N7215C (1)

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

- [Incident 20090618008289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618008289I), Jun 18, 2009: Amtr SEAREY (N7215C), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On June 18, 2009 [privacy data omitted] took off from Klamath Falls Airport. After takeoff a gust of wind lifted the right wing and the aircraft veered…

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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