# Incident 20150509006799I: J&J Ultralights SEAWING, Egg Harbor, NJ, May 9, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2015, 15:41 local time
- Place: Egg Harbor, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3787° N, 74.6102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Egg Harbor, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3787&lon=-74.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: J&J Ultralights SEAWING (registry code 059005T, https://openairdocs.org/model/j-j-ultralights-seawing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: J&J ULTRALIGHTS SEAWING
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150509006799I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2015 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N947MH, SEAWING AMPHIBIAN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AIRCRAFT AROUND IN EGG HARBOR BAY, EGG HARBOR, NJ TO TRY AND OBTAIN "PROPER" ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURE.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS ENGINE TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO IS A STUDENT PILOT, WITH NO STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL, IMMEDIATELY THROTTLED BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THIS AMPHIBIAN ON THE WATER.  AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  STUDENT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SEAT AND WAITED FOR HELP.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: THE RIGHT WING SUPPORT WAS BENT AND THE SUPPORT, SEPARATING THE FRONT PART OF THE FLOATS WAS BROKEN.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED OVER AND TOWED TO RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW IN THE OWNERS GARAGE.

## Other reports on N947MH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220619010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010709I), Jun 19, 2022: J&J Ultralights SEAWING (N947MH), Gaffney, SC, Minor damage. The engine had just been reassembled and the pilot test ran the engine multiple times before he decided to TAKE0FF. After approximately 15 minutes into the…

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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