# Incident 20090618008289I: Amtr SEAREY, Klamath Falls, OR, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7215C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7215C-2012-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Calvi Lawrence B SEAREY (registry code 05604MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/calvi-lawrence-b-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618008289I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON JUNE 18, 2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM KLAMATH FALLS AIRPORT.  AFTER TAKEOFF A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND AT A REPORTED 1000 FEET PER MINUTE.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THEN ROLLED 150 FEET BEFORE IT PERFORMED A GROUND LOOP.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT SPONSON SUPPORT WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7215C (1)

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

- [Incident 19970813028829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813028829I), Aug 13, 1997: Amtr SEAREY (N7215C), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on 08/13/97 during a flight from northern Wisconsin to san carlos, CA the experimental homebuilt Searey amphibian plane was making a fuel stop at…

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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