# Incident 20140406004729I: Lewis John D LEWIS SEARAY, Tavares, FL, April 6, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2014, 12:11 local time
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Airport: Lake Idamere (Tavares, Fl)
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7659° N, 81.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavares, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7659&lon=-81.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385JD-2019-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis John D LEWIS SEARAY (registry code 05610RQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-john-d-lewis-searay) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEWIS JOHN D LEWIS SEARAY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 63 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140406004729I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING AN AMPHIBIOUS (HULL-TYPE) LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT IN A LAKE WITH LANDING GEAR IN THE ?DOWN? POSITION, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE BELOW THE WATERLINE.

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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