# Accident 20100808050979A: Rammel Thom SEAREY, Cokato Lake, MN, August 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2010, 13:03 local time
- Place: Cokato Lake, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1078° N, 94.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1078&lon=-94.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452TR-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rammel Thomas W SEAREY (registry code 056234A, https://openairdocs.org/model/rammel-thomas-w-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAMMEL THOM SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA484) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808050979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA484), Aug 8, 2010: Rammel Thomas W Searey (N452TR), Cokato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation 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…

## Other reports on N452TR (1)

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

- [Accident 20071004824619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004824619A), Oct 4, 2007: Amtr SEAREY (N452TR), Cokato, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman was on its 2nd flight of the demonstration phase of an amateur homebuilt-progressive aerodyne 'Searey' aircraft. While performing a water landing…

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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