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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAREY · Modoc, SC · June 23, 2007

Date: June 23, 2007 · 13:20 local
Place: Modoc, SC
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2708
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total147 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N2708Registration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Jakob Marcus A SEAREYS/N 001 · Built 2005 Airframe modelJakob Marcus A SEAREY Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon landing at clarks hill lake near Modoc, SC a gust of wind caused the a/c right wing to lift and the left wing dropped causing the left wing float to strike the water causing a/c to skid sideways to a stop. The float separated from the left wing and made contact and damageed the left fiberglass wing tip. The pilot called the nearest ATCT (dnl) and reported the incident. One passenger on board (father) and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING AT CLARKS HILL LAKE NEAR MODOC, SC A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE A/C RIGHT WING TO LIFT AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED CAUSING THE LEFT WING FLOAT TO STRIKE THE WATER CAUSING A/C TO SKID SIDEWAYS TO A STOP. THE FLOAT SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT WING AND MADE CONTACT AND DAMAGEED THE LEFT FIBERGLASS WING TIP. THE PILOT CALLED THE NEAREST ATCT (DNL) AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD (FATHER) AND NO INJURIES.