# Incident 20080107012909I: Amtr SEAREY, Vero Beach, FL, January 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2008, 13:14 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3365C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3365C-2008-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doney Charles P SEAREY (registry code 05615N9, https://openairdocs.org/model/doney-charles-p-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 60 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/20080107012909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE WATER AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE WATER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MISHAP WAS DUE TO "PILOT ERROR" AND THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. HE DESCRIBED WATER CONDITIONS AS SMOOTH AND THE WIND AS NOT BEING A FACTOR. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT INITIALLY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A CRACK IN THE NOSE OF THE FIBERGLASS BOAT HULL AND A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY DURING RIGHTING AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THE 1753Z (1253 LCL) METAR FOR NEARBY VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VRB) REPORTED THE WIND AS 100 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

## Other reports on N3365C (1)

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

- [Incident 20060826019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060826019459I), Aug 26, 2006: Amtr SEAREY (N3365C), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During landing at Vero Beach airport pilot forgot to lower the landing gear. Minor damage to the aircraft.

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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