# Incident 20150117000719I: Williams Bruce GLASAIR SPORTSMAN 2+, Sebring, FL, January 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2015, 12:10 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991BW-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Bruce GLASAIR SPORTSMAN 2+ (registry code 05630JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-bruce-glasair-sportsman-2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport IO-375 series (registry code 01305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMS BRUCE GLASAIR SPORTSMAN 2+
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT IO375
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150117000719I

## Narrative

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

ON 17 JAN 2015 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LAKE JACKSON (N27.4896 DEG N-81.4619 DEG W) PILOT STATED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT LEANING TO THE RIGHT. HE CONTINUE TAXING TO SHORE WHEN THE RT FLOAT WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED, CAUSING THE PLANE TO TOPPLE TOWARD THE RT. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

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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