# Incident 20070707017009I: Amtr SEAREY, Newport News, VA, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 15:16 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7642C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7642C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinman Richard A SEAREY (registry code 05602UR, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinman-richard-a-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 16 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707017009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED WATER LANDING. ON 3RD BOUNCE, A WAVE CAME OVER THE NOSE BREAKING THE PLEXIGLASS WINDSCREEN AND FLOODING THE PILOT'S COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE WINGS IMMEDIATELY.

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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