# Accident 20080823846729A: Amtr SEAREY, St Helen, MI, August 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: St Helen, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3587° N, 84.4118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Helen, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3587&lon=-84.4118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Drewyer Richard G SEAREY (registry code 05622HW, https://openairdocs.org/model/drewyer-richard-g-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 150 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823846729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL, AMPHIBIOUS, SEAREY AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON LAKE ST. HELEN IN ST. HELEN MI.  PILOT FORGOT TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR FOR A WATER LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT DOVE UNDER THE WATER UPON TOUCH DOWN COLAPSING THE FORE DECK AND WINDSCREEN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SWAMPED AND FLOATED UPRIGHT UNTIL IT WAS TOWED TO SHORE.  MINIMAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT BUT WATER DAMAGE TO AVIONICS AND INSTRUMENTS SIGNIFICANT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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