# Accident 20140721011999A: Bosco Don SEAREY, Mount Vernon, WA, July 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4194° N, 122.4207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4194&lon=-122.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83007, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83007-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bosco Don SEAREY (registry code 056169I, https://openairdocs.org/model/bosco-don-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOSCO DON SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140721011999A

## Narrative

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

DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI ON THE SKAGIT RIVER WITH THE INTENT TO TAKEOFF, WHILE EXECUTING A STEP TURN, THE AIRPLANE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SPONSON. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF BUT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED BACK INTO THE RIVER CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED TO SHORE FOR RECOVERY. THE AIRCRAFT IS A KIT BUILT PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE, INC., SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT [S-LSA,] COMMONLY KNOWN AS A SEAREY AMPIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, WHICH AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, WAS BEING OPERATED BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED AIRMEN WITH A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 WPR14CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA306), Jul 21, 2014: Bosco Don Searey (N83007), Mount Vernon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the incorrect decision to takeoff once the sponson had been damaged.

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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