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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAREY · Sebring, FL · May 7, 2003

Date: May 7, 2003 · 14:47 local
Place: Sebring, FL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N902SQ
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N902SQRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2016 · Skyquest SEAREYS/N 1MK134 Airframe modelSkyquest SEAREY Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 7, 2003, Mr. Peter fuss, holder of pilot certificate no. 1518474, was operating his experimental sea ray amphibian N902SQ over lake jackson near Sebring, Florida when he initiated an approach and landing on the lake. The pilot executed a faulty landing with excessive speed and began to "porpoise" on the lake on making contact with the water. On the third oscillation, the aircraft nosed into the lake submerging the aircraft. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injuries to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 7, 2003, MR. PETER FUSS, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1518474, WAS OPERATING HIS EXPERIMENTAL SEA RAY AMPHIBIAN N902SQ OVER LAKE JACKSON NEAR SEBRING, FLORIDA WHEN HE INITIATED AN APPROACH AND LANDING ON THE LAKE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FAULTY LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND BEGAN TO "PORPOISE" ON THE LAKE ON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE WATER. ON THE THIRD OSCILLATION, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE LAKE SUBMERGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.