19990424014429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Searey · Milton, FL · April 24, 1999

Date
April 24, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Milton, FL
Airport
Milton T Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4391S
Reported as
Amtr Searey
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 24 Mr. Steven desruisseaux was flying his recently completed "Searey" amphibious experirmental airplane operation under 14 CFR 91. On the second water landing of the day his approach was too fast and on touch down, he gave some forward stick which caused the nose to dive in the water. Corrections were not given quick enough and the aircraft flipped and sank. The aircraft was recovered with a broken windshield and sideglass. Additionally there was skin damage to the lower portion of the bow, and the wing fabric was cut to drain waer for recovery.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 24 MR. STEVEN DESRUISSEAUX WAS FLYING HIS RECENTLY COMPLETED "SEAREY" AMPHIBIOUS EXPERIRMENTAL AIRPLANE OPERATION UNDER 14 CFR 91. ON THE SECOND WATER LANDING OF THE DAY HIS APPROACH WAS TOO FAST AND ON TOUCH DOWN, HE GAVE SOME FORWARD STICK WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE TO DIVE IN THE WATER. CORRECTIONS WERE NOT GIVEN QUICK ENOUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND SANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND SIDEGLASS. ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BOW, AND THE WING FABRIC WAS CUT TO DRAIN WAER FOR RECOVERY.