# Accident 20150815012889A: Mckinney Charles R SEAREY, Augusta, KY, August 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2015, 16:19 local time
- Place: Augusta, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7775° N, 84.0036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7775&lon=-84.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831CM-2021-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckinney Charles R SEAREY (registry code 05605W4, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinney-charles-r-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKINNEY CHARLES R SEAREY
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150815012889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE OHIO RIVER BY AUGUSTA, KY.  JUST BEFORE COMING OFF THE STEP, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN SUBMERGED OBJECT.  AFTER THE COLLISION, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA15CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA229), Aug 15, 2015: Mckinney Charles R Searey (N831CM), Augusta, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The amphibious airplane's impact with a submerged object during a water landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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