# Incident 19980826039829I: Amtr SEAREY, Angola, IN, August 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6473° N, 85.0082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6473&lon=-85.0082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ankenbruck Wayne SEAREY (registry code 05605NT, https://openairdocs.org/model/ankenbruck-wayne-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 877 total, 189 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980826039829I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON AUGUST 26, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 EST, N919 EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON SNOW LAKE, NEAR ANGOLA, INDIANA.  THE HOME BUILT SEAPLANE CONTACTED THE WATER, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WITH A NOSE TOO LOW.  WATER CAME UP OVER THE NOSE BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND ONLY OCCUPANT, MR. ANKENBRUCK REPORTED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THE NOSE AND WINDSHIELD OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES.

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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