20071025022979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SEAREY · Napa, CA · October 25, 2007

Date: October 25, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place: Napa, CA
Airport: Lake Berryessa
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N195LS
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA019
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total62 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N195LSRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2009 · Ploof Donald G SEAREYS/N 1 MK 195 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPloof Donald G SEAREY Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that he was demonstrating his airplane to another sports pilot. He came in for landing on Lake Berryessa and possibly hit something in the water as he lost control of the airplane. The airplane came to rest upside down. He is sure that the landing gear was in the up position. The pilot had just received his single engine seaplane flight instructor endorsement sixteen days before the accident. There is a question as to the endorsement that he received from the certificated flight instructor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING HIS AIRPLANE TO ANOTHER SPORTS PILOT. HE CAME IN FOR LANDING ON LAKE BERRYESSA AND POSSIBLY HIT SOMETHING IN THE WATER AS HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. HE IS SURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS SINGLE ENGINE SEAPLANE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENT SIXTEEN DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS A QUESTION AS TO THE ENDORSEMENT THAT HE RECEIVED FROM THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA019Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLake Berryessa, CAThe airplane's encounter with a submerged object during landing in water, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.Oct 25, 2007 · Substantial damage