# Accident 20090624011269A: Weston SEAERA, Redmond, WA, June 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2009
- Place: Redmond, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6239° N, 122.0814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6239&lon=-122.0814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226SE-2022-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weston Paul H SEA-ERA (registry code 05624OJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/weston-paul-h-sea-era) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTON SEAERA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 2 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624011269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT LAKE SAMAMMISH, WA, THE AIRACRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER LEFT WING LOW CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AFLOAT WHILE BOTH IT AND THE PILOT WERE TOWED TO SHORE BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR09CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA310), Jun 24, 2009: Weston SEA-ERA (N226SE), Bellevue, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N226SE (1)

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

- [Accident 20130304002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304002279A), Mar 4, 2013: Weston Paul H SEA-ERA (N226SE), West Lake Samma, WA, Substantial damage. On March 4, 2013, N226SE, a pilot in command designed and built experimental seaplane, sustained substantial damage when the pilot in command attempted to…

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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