# Accident 20120101000959A: Haney John F B SEASTAR XP, Mansfield, CT, January 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Mansfield, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7417° N, 72.1897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7417&lon=-72.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N667JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haney John F B SEASTAR XP (registry code 05627F2, https://openairdocs.org/model/haney-john-f-b-seastar-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANEY JOHN F B SEASTAR XP
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120101000959A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 27 AT WINDHAM AIRPORT IN CT , IJD,  AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROX 300 FT THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO A PARTIAL POWER CONDITION, THE PILOT DECREASED THE THROTTLE THEN WENT TO FULL INCREASE, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED TO FULL THEN RETURNED TO PARTIAL POWER APPROX 50%, THE PILOT HAD A WATER RESERVIOUR DIRECTELY IN FRONT OF HIS FLIGHT PATH, THE PILOT MADE TWO RIGHT TURNS AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE WATER, PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN  THE PILOT BELIEVES THE LEFT UPPER WING STALLED AND THE LEFT LOWER WING THEN CAUGHT THE WATER AND WAS TORN OFF, THE UPPER LEFT WING WAS PULLED BACK 30 DEGREES, THE PILOT COMPLETED THE LANDING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND TAXIED TO SHORE THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.

## 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 ERA12LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA131), Jan 1, 2012: Haney John F B Seastar XP (N667JH), Willimantic, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an installed manufacturer-recommended carburetor heat system.

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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