# Accident 20140410005059A: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, Tavares, FL, April 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8022° N, 81.7503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8022&lon=-81.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N657G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657G-2014-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA (registry code 060009O, https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140410005059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA190), Apr 10, 2014: Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA (N657G), Tavares, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a bounced landing and his delay in performing a go around which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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