# Incident 20150404005719I: Paradise Landings LLC SEAREY, Altamonte Sprin, FL, April 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Altamonte Sprin, FL
- Airport: Paradise Landing Seaplane Base
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6539° N, 81.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Paradise Landing Seaplane Base (0FA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6539&lon=-81.3769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N692JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paradise Landings SEAREY (registry code 056250P, https://openairdocs.org/model/paradise-landings-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARADISE LANDINGS LLC SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 360 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404005719I

## Narrative

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

THE AMPHIBIOUS ACFT LANDED IN LAKE ORIENTA WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, AND PARTIALLY SANK AFTER COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE HAD INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE LDG GEAR WHEN HE MEANT TO RAISE IT JUST BEFORE LDG ON THE LAKE AROUND 1100 EDT. THE AIRPLANE NOSE DUG IN UPON LDG, BUT THE ACFT REMAINED UPRIGHT DUE TO THE SHALLOW WATER AND SLOW LDG SPEED. THE COCKPIT WAS FLOODED WITH WATER, BUT THE ENGINE AND WINGS REPORTEDLY REMAINED ABOVE THE WATER.

AN EXAM OF ACFT PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE PIC REVEALED THAT THE ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. THE PHOTOS WERE SENT TO THE NTSB, AND THEY CONCURRED WITH THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.

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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