# Incident 19990711018659I: Maule M7235, Fort Pierce, FL, July 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1030Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 610 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711018659I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JULY 11, 1999, A MAULE FLOATPLANE, N1030Z, PILOTED BY MR. DAVID SAMER MADE A WATER LANDING IN THE CHANNEL, IN THE INERCOASTAL WATERWAY NEAR A MARINA IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING DURING DECELERATION THE RIGHT FLOAT STRUCT A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN THE WATER.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A LOG OR MANATEE.  THE RIGHT FLOAT COLLASPED, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCT THE WATER, AND THE AIRPLANE PARTICALLY CARTWHEELED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, THE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE PILOT, MR. DAVID SAMER HOLDS A COMMERICAL PILOTS CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATING.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DELRAY BEACH, FL ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 1300 HRS.

## Other reports on N1030Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20080426837299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426837299I), Apr 26, 2008: Maule M7235 (N1030Z), Thomaston, GA, Minor damage. (-23) While attempting to pickup a banner the pilot stated that he was a little low. His spotter on the ground advised of a successful pickup however the pilot…

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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