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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAREY · Winsted, MN · August 5, 2004

Date: August 5, 2004 · 13:38 local
Place: Winsted, MN
Airport: Winsted Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N456SR
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N456SRRegistered now · Reid Robert J SEAREYS/N 1MK078 Airframe modelReid Robert J 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) Pilot reports that upon landing in south lake near winstead MN. Soon after touch down the aircraft just flipped over onto its back. Pilot reports that there was a floating bog present during the recovery process and he suspectd that he hit this floating bog. Pilot stated that this bog was found just below the surface of the water, causing the aircraft to flip over. Damage was noted on the left sponson and left strut. The aircraft was found with minor damage from impact, the gear was found retracted. The aircraft however sustained major damage during the recovery process and is considered by owner to be a total loss. Pilot received minor scratches on his nose.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTS THAT UPON LANDING IN SOUTH LAKE NEAR WINSTEAD MN. SOON AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT JUST FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PILOT REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A FLOATING BOG PRESENT DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS AND HE SUSPECTD THAT HE HIT THIS FLOATING BOG. PILOT STATED THAT THIS BOG WAS FOUND JUST BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT SPONSON AND LEFT STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH MINOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACT, THE GEAR WAS FOUND RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS AND IS CONSIDERED BY OWNER TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES ON HIS NOSE.