# Accident 20130411006469A: Franke Russell J SEAREY, Lake Agnes  Pol, FL, April 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lake Agnes  Pol, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1689° N, 81.8178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1689&lon=-81.8178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92319, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92319) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franke Russell J SEAREY (registry code 05602EH, https://openairdocs.org/model/franke-russell-j-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRANKE RUSSELL J SEAREY
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 125 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130411006469A

## Narrative

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

WHILE POSITIONING FOR TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM LAKE AGNES PILOT WAS  FOLLOWING A LARGER PIAGGIO TWIN AMPHIBIAN WHICH GENERATED A 2 TO 3 FT. WAKE. DUE TO THE WAKE THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUBJECT  AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP  CAUSING THE LEFT LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO DRAG IN THE WATER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD LIMITED PITCH CONTROL, CLIMBED TO 1800 FT. AND CIRCLED THE LAKE 6 TIMES WHILE TRYING GET ENOUGH CONTROL TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED BY THE SHERIFFS BOAT.

## 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 ERA13LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA198), Apr 11, 2013: Franke Russell J Searey (N92319), Polk City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with the water wake from a larger amphibious airplane before takeoff and the pilot's subsequent inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane during which he failed to note…

## Other reports on N92319 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110814016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814016729I), Aug 14, 2011: Franke Russell J SEAREY (N92319), Apopka, FL, No damage. N92319, a Searey amphibian, lost power and made an emergency landing in a field due to a broken throttle cable. Pilot elected to land on the hull with the…

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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