# Accident 20050404006689A: Amtr SEAREY, Green Cove Spri, FL, April 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spri, FL
- Airport: Haller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9033° N, 81.6850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9033&lon=-81.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43427-2008-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Amador Frank D SEAREY (registry code 05614OG, https://openairdocs.org/model/amador-frank-d-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050404006689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF ROLL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO PIC AND PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FAA POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RUDDER WAS JAMMED FULL LEFT AND THE PILOTS LEFT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE WAS JAMMED BETWEEN THE UPPER SEAT RAIL STRUCTURE TUBE AND THE LOWER RUDDER FOOT REST RAIL STRUCTURE TUBE. AFTER THE CABLE WAS RELEASED THE RUDDER HAD FULL TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA086), Apr 4, 2005: Frank D. Amador Searey (N43427), Green Cove Spr, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane builder's improper installation of the left rudder control cable, which resulted in the cable becoming jammed, a loss of directional control during takeoff, and the airplane departing…

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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