# Incident 20080720856189I: Polari POLARIS, Navarre, FL, July 20, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Navarre, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4134° N, 86.8886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Navarre, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4134&lon=-86.8886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Polaris Flying Inflatable Boat POLARIS (registry code 05903VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-flying-inflatable-boat-polaris) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POLARI POLARIS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080720856189I

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING A WATER LANDING, PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED DOWNWIND TURN TO THE LEFT, THE LEFT REAR FLOAT HAD DEFLATED DURING THE PRECEEDING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INVERTED AND SINKING IN THE WATER.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT AND MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED FOR THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

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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