# Incident 20070405004869I: Amtr SEAREY, Naples, FL, April 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22KE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22KE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellis Kenneth SEAREY (registry code 056116A, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-kenneth-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070405004869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 230 AT NAPLES (APF), FLORIDA. HYDRAULIC PUMP LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT SWITCH IN DOWN POSITION. PILOT MOVES WIRES TO TROUBLESHOOT NO POWER TO MOTOR PROBLEM. LANDING GEAR STILL DOES NOT RESPOND. PILOT MAKES RADIO CONTACT WITH TOWER AT APF AND PERFORMES A GEAR UP LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY AREA. MINOR DAMAGE (BENDING) TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUFFERED TO REAR SUPPORT (SPONSON) TUBE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. A LOOSE WIRE CRIMP WAS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED. GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE REPAIR WITH NO REPEAT PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N22KE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110506007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110506007499A), May 6, 2011: Ellis Kenneth SEAREY (N22KE), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. N22KE - experimental light sport on rollout experienced a wind gust that lifted right wing and made left main and tail gear contact ground. Aircraft appeared…

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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