# Accident 20071004824619A: Amtr SEAREY, Cokato, MN, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 14:40 local time
- Place: Cokato, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0707° N, 94.1801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0707&lon=-94.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452TR-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rammel Thomas W SEAREY (registry code 056234A, https://openairdocs.org/model/rammel-thomas-w-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004824619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS ON ITS 2ND FLIGHT OF THE DEMONSTRATION PHASE OF AN AMATEUR HOMEBUILT-PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE 'SEAREY' AIRCRAFT. WHILE PERFORMING A WATER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, THE LAKE SURFACE WAS CALM AND GLASSY. COCKPIT AIRSPEED NEEDLE INDICATES 36 MPH, SEAREY DESIGNED STALL SPEED IS 38-40 MPH. AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS WATERLOGGED. POSSIBLE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED DUE TO STALL CONDITION, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATING THE 'NOSE DIPPED DOWN' WHILE FLYING LOW OVER LAKE. AIRMAN HAS A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN AP-5 LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT. THE SEAREY AIRCRAFT REQUIRES AIRMAN TO RECEIVE AND LOG GROUND AND FLIGHT TRAINING FROM AN AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTOR IN A MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN THE SAME 'SET' OF AIRCRAFT AS THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT THE AIRMAN INTENDS TO OPERATE, AND A LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT FROM AN AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTOR WHO PROVIDED THE AIRMAN WITH THE SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR THE AP-4 'SET' (FLOAT EQUIPPPED AIRCRAFT). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 CHI08CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA004), Oct 4, 2007: Progressive Aerodyne Searey (N452TR), Cokato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate flare by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the lack of an endorsement by the pilot, the lack of total experience in the type of aircraft by the pilot, and the glassy…

## Other reports on N452TR (1)

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

- [Accident 20100808050979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808050979A), Aug 8, 2010: Rammel Thom SEAREY (N452TR), Cokato Lake, MN, Destroyed. Pilot was flying over the water for about 1/2 hour.. Mr. Rammel was practicing landings on thewater and after takeoff around 800 ft AGL the aircraft propeller…

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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