From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The amphibious Searey experimental amateur-built kit airplane flipped while landing on lake harney. The airplane sustained minor damage to the landing gear, windshield and fiberglass hull nose section, and the private pilot received minor injuries. The pilot reported that he had forgotten to ensure that the landing gear was in the retracted position prior to landing on the lake.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AMPHIBIOUS SEAREY EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT KIT AIRPLANE FLIPPED WHILE LANDING ON LAKE HARNEY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, WINDSHIELD AND FIBERGLASS HULL NOSE SECTION, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING ON THE LAKE.
Other reports on N2155A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.