What happened
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Inspector statement
On April 10, 2014 around 11:00 am EST, privacy data omitted (PIC) certification # privacy data omitted flying a Searey Lsa N657G. Crash landed into trees on the bank of lake idamere in lake county Florida near the city of Tavares. privacy data omitted Stated he was lineup with the firefighter training tower on the northeast side of the lake and the searey manufacture plant on the southwest side of lake idamere. During landing he bounce the aircraft twice after making the second bounce he decide to go around and aborted the landing on the water .he enter a climbing left turn not having enough airspeed or altitude to clear the shore line trees or brush he came to rest about 100 feet through brush and trees . privacy data omitted And his passenger when to the hospital privacy data omitted was treated and release for a sore back. His passenger spent 5 days in the hospital for injuries cause by the crash. The aircraft receive substantial damage during the accident to its hull and wings. During the accident investigation no FAA responsibilities were found to be at fault.
Pilot statement
On April 10th I flew the aircraft to Progressive aerodyne with an english guest of mine. Searey central at Progressive was partly glassy water and I elected to land on a portion of the lake that had ripples. I bounced on landing and attempted to complete the landing instead of immediately initiating a go-around. When I finally initiated the go around there was not enough room to clear the trees on that side of the lake. We impacted the trees and came to a stop 180 degrees from the direction of travel. I shut off the master and ignition switch and climbed out of the aircraft to try and get my passenger out. He was unable to climb out on his own but emergency personnel helped him out and on to a stretcher. I accompanied him to the hospital with the emergency men. He is being released today.
As the FAA filed it
INSPECTOR STATEMENT
ON APRIL 10, 2014 AROUND 11:00 AM EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) CERTIFICATION # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING A SEAREY LSA N657G. CRASH LANDED INTO TREES ON THE BANK OF LAKE IDAMERE IN LAKE COUNTY FLORIDA NEAR THE CITY OF TAVARES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS LINEUP WITH THE FIREFIGHTER TRAINING TOWER ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE LAKE AND THE SEAREY MANUFACTURE PLANT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LAKE IDAMERE. DURING LANDING HE BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT TWICE AFTER MAKING THE SECOND BOUNCE HE DECIDE TO GO AROUND AND ABORTED THE LANDING ON THE WATER .HE ENTER A CLIMBING LEFT TURN NOT HAVING ENOUGH AIRSPEED OR ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE SHORE LINE TREES OR BRUSH HE CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET THROUGH BRUSH AND TREES . ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WHEN TO THE HOSPITAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TREATED AND RELEASE FOR A SORE BACK. HIS PASSENGER SPENT 5 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES CAUSE BY THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT TO ITS HULL AND WINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION NO FAA RESPONSIBILITIES WERE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT.
PILOT STATEMENT
ON APRIL 10TH I FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE WITH AN ENGLISH GUEST OF MINE. SEAREY CENTRAL AT PROGRESSIVE WAS PARTLY GLASSY WATER AND I ELECTED TO LAND ON A PORTION OF THE LAKE THAT HAD RIPPLES. I BOUNCED ON LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY INITIATING A GO-AROUND. WHEN I FINALLY INITIATED THE GO AROUND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEAR THE TREES ON THAT SIDE OF THE LAKE. WE IMPACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO A STOP 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. I SHUT OFF THE MASTER AND IGNITION SWITCH AND CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TRY AND GET MY PASSENGER OUT. HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT ON HIS OWN BUT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HELPED HIM OUT AND ON TO A STRETCHER. I ACCOMPANIED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE EMERGENCY MEN. HE IS BEING RELEASED TODAY.
NTSB investigation
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