# Accident 20070613015969A: Edra SUPERPETREL, Clearwater, FL, June 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1344° N, 82.7414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1344&lon=-82.7414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771AT-2009-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rosenbaum Allan D SUPER PETREL (registry code 056219M, https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenbaum-allan-d-super-petrel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDRA SUPERPETREL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070613015969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS IN HIS HOME BUILT SUPER PETREL (N771AT) ON LAKE TARPON NEAR PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA. WHEN MAKING A LANDING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAYS HE HIT A WINDSHEAR OF DOWNDRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WATER. THE AIRMAN FAILED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN THE WATER WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND MINOR DAMGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA090), Jun 13, 2007: Rosenbaum Super Petrel (N771AT), Palm Harbor, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during approach to land on a lake resulting in an inflight collision with water. A factor was the pilot's lack of qualification and…

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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