# Accident 20080329836839A: Amtr SEAREY, Tavares, FL, March 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2008, 14:25 local time
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7044° N, 81.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7044&lon=-81.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202MT-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dorsey Thomas J SEAREY (registry code 05614XW, https://openairdocs.org/model/dorsey-thomas-j-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329836839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 29, 2008, AT 1425 LOCAL TIME, A SEAREY, N202MT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED IN LAKE DORA WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSTION, IN TAVARES, FLORIDA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA085), Mar 29, 2008: Thomas J. Dorsey Searey (N202MT), Mount Dora, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify the position of the landing gear prior to making a water landing.

## Other reports on N202MT (1)

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

- [Incident 20051227032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227032669I), Dec 27, 2005: Amtr SEAREY (N202MT), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was making a water landing in about 2 foot of water into the sun, made hard landing and the aircraft did a nose over submerging the aircraft in 2…

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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