20111230029749I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Jacobsen Jens SEA REY · Fort Pierce, FL · December 30, 2011

Date: December 30, 2011 · 15:59 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie Co Int'L A/P
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49DJ
Reported as: Jacobsen Jens SEA REY
Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total50 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N49DJRegistered now · Jacobsen Jens SEA REYS/N DK415C · Built 2007 Airframe modelJacobsen Jens SEA REY Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

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What happened

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On Friday, 30 dec 2011, at 1559 EST, N49DJ, an experimental amateur-built "searey" amphibian, experienced a left main landing gear (lmlg) and tailwheel collapse upon landing rollout on rw 10R at st. Lucie county Int'L airport (kfpr), Fort Pierce, FL. The runway was dry and VMC conditions prevailed at the time. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger, and the aircraft sustained minor abrasion damage. The pilot stated he made a normal approach and said he had correct cockpit and visual indications of landing gear down and locked prior to landing. The pilot stated he made a normal touchdown, not a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY, 30 DEC 2011, AT 1559 EST, N49DJ, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT "SEAREY" AMPHIBIAN, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (LMLG) AND TAILWHEEL COLLAPSE UPON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RW 10R AT ST. LUCIE COUNTY INT'L AIRPORT (KFPR), FORT PIERCE, FL. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASION DAMAGE.THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND SAID HE HAD CORRECT COCKPIT AND VISUAL INDICATIONS OF LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, NOT A HARD LANDING.