# Incident 20010512013059I: Amtr SEAREY, Evansville, IN, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 17:45 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blankenberger Steven W SEAREY (registry code 05605U6, https://openairdocs.org/model/blankenberger-steven-w-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: 400 total, 215 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512013059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO WATER LANDING. AFTER LANDING AND PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, PILOT NOTICED AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED NOSE DOWN.  PROPER TRIM FOR TAKEOFF ON THIS AIRCRAFT IS FULL NOSE UP TRIM.  BOTH PILOTS HAVE SOUGHT AND RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM THE SEAREY MANUFACTURER.

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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