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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Easton Gilbert G SEAREY · Friday Harbor, WA · September 1, 2012

Date
September 1, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place
Friday Harbor, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N346PE
Reported as
Easton Gilbert G Searey
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total195 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Witness stated that the aircraft was on approach to a grass field from the north, landing to the south when it collided with power/telephone lines located perpendicular to the field. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose down attitude and flipped over on its back. The pilot sustained serious head and back injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO A GRASS FIELD FROM THE NORTH, LANDING TO THE SOUTH WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH POWER/TELEPHONE LINES LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD AND BACK INJURIES.