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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rammel Thom SEAREY · Cokato Lake, MN · August 8, 2010

Date: August 8, 2010 · 13:03 local
Place: Cokato Lake, MN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N452TR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA484
Reported as: Rammel Thom Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N452TRRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Rammel Thomas W SEAREYS/N 1DK152 · Built 2007 Airframe modelRammel Thomas W SEAREY Engine modelRotax 912UL series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot was flying over the water for about 1/2 hour.. Mr. Rammel was practicing landings on thewater and after takeoff around 800 ft AGL the aircraft propeller had some strong vibratios. Mr. Rammel reduced power on the aircraft and tried to do a left turn back to the water the engine did not lose power but he did not add power when he made the turn. Mr. Rammel started to lose too much altitude and airspeed and he stalled the aircraft over the water. He lost control of the aircraft and it nosed into the water and destroyed the aircraft. The pilot had serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER THE WATER FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR.. MR. RAMMEL WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON THEWATER AND AFTER TAKEOFF AROUND 800 FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER HAD SOME STRONG VIBRATIOS. MR. RAMMEL REDUCED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO DO A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE WATER THE ENGINE DID NOT LOSE POWER BUT HE DID NOT ADD POWER WHEN HE MADE THE TURN. MR. RAMMEL STARTED TO LOSE TOO MUCH ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED AND HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE WATER. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT NOSED INTO THE WATER AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA484Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCokato, MNSeparation of the composite skin on one of the three propeller blades that resulted in an in-flight vibration, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the water while maneuvering to avoid obstacles in preparation for a precautionary landing.Aug 8, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N452TR · 1

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

Accident 20071004824619ALevel Off Touchdown · Cokato, MN(-23) Airman was on its 2nd flight of the demonstration phase of an amateur homebuilt-progressive aerodyne 'Searey' aircraft. While performing a water landing the aircraft flipped upside down, causing substantial damage. Weather was not a factor, the lake…Oct 4, 2007 · Substantial damage