# Accident 20150922015829A: Brunzlick Larry R SEAWIND 3000 EXPERIM, Pelican Lake, WI, September 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2015, 17:06 local time
- Place: Pelican Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5031° N, 89.1964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5031&lon=-89.1964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N896CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brunzlick Larry R SEAWIND 3000 EXPERIM (registry code 05631CV, https://openairdocs.org/model/brunzlick-larry-r-seawind-3000-experim) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUNZLICK LARRY R SEAWIND 3000 EXPERIM
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR BARRETT PRECISION IO-540X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 125 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150922015829A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, AT 1706 CDT AN AMATEUR BUILT SEAWIND 3000,  N896CB, AN AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING ON PELICAN LAKE, PELICAN LAKE, WISCONSIN TORE OFF THE RIGHT WING SPONSON DUE TO RIGHT WING LOW DURING TOUCHDOWN.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS, WING FLAPS AND RUDDER.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ANTIGO, WI ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 AT APPROXIMETLY 1545 CDT.

## 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 GAA15CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA279), Sep 22, 2015: Brunzlick Larry R Seawind 3000 Experim (N896CB), Pelican Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Abnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of directional control and impact with water.

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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