# Incident 20050922022089I: Amtr SEAREY, Guntersville, AL, September 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N435RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wheaton Robin SEAREY (registry code 05616O3, https://openairdocs.org/model/wheaton-robin-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,600 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050922022089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT GUNTERSVILLE AIRPORT IN GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA. WITH THE WHEELS STILL DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT IN LAKE GUNTERSVILLE. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER, THE WHEELS DOWN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN ON A SANDBAR RESTING ON THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE (THE ENGINE IS ON TOP OF THE FUSELAGE). THE SANDBAR KEPT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DRIFTING AWAY AND ALSO EXPOSED THE HULL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND GET TO THE SURFACE.

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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