# Incident 19990424014429I: Amtr SEAREY, Milton, FL, April 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6296° N, 87.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6296&lon=-87.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4391S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4391S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Desruisseaux Steven 1998 SEAREY (registry code 056058T, https://openairdocs.org/model/desruisseaux-steven-1998-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: 83 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424014429I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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