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FAA accident report · Lydon Patrick F SEAREY · Sanford, FL · May 24, 2012

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Date
May 24, 2012 · 07:15 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N252JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA361
Reported as
Lydon Patrick F Searey
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, recreational pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,350 total350 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N252JBRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Lydon Patrick F SEAREYS/N 1DK 062 · Built 2005Airframe modelLydon Patrick F SEAREYEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed (sfb) and was in-flight for about 2-3 minutes and decided to do a "splash-down" in lake jessup. Upon touching down in the water, the pilot advised he felt some drag and immediatly flipped-over and was upside down in the lake. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and told the police he forgot and left his landing gears "down". The "ELT" did not activate but a fisherman saw the aircraft in the lake and called police.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED (SFB) AND WAS IN-FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES AND DECIDED TO DO A "SPLASH-DOWN" IN LAKE JESSUP.UPON TOUCHING DOWN IN THE WATER, THE PILOT ADVISED HE FELT SOME DRAG AND IMMEDIATLY FLIPPED-OVER AND WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN THE LAKE. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND TOLD THE POLICE HE FORGOT AND LEFT HIS LANDING GEARS "DOWN". THE "ELT" DID NOT ACTIVATE BUT A FISHERMAN SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LAKE AND CALLED POLICE.

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 ERA12CA361Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanford, FLThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.May 24, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N252JB · 1

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

Incident 20100118026799ILanding: Touchdown · Sanford, FLThe aircraft, a Searey amphibian plane was on local flights completing touch & gos and full stop landings between lake dora, leesburg & mid Florida without incident. On return at 1000 ft, east towards Sanford where based, the pilot proceeded with clearance to…Jan 18, 2010 · Minor damage