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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Icon A5 · North Key Largo, FL · April 1, 2017

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Date
April 1, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
North Key Largo, FL
Airport
Ocean Reef Club
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N672BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA213
Reported as
Icon A5
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total160 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N672BARegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2017 · Icon A5S/N 00010 · Built 2016Airframe modelIcon A5Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While flying with a passenger at

Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, pilot set up for a pitch up and 180 degree turn to demonstrate a no flap water landing. He pitched the nose up, turned right, unloaded the aircraft and allowed the nose to fall below the horizon to accelerate and regain the airspeed that he traded for altitude. While descending, he noticed an excessive descent rate and less acceleration than expected. Pilot ensured full power was selected to attempt a go around. He was not able to avoid a touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing. The hard landing caused the right seawing cover to detach from the aircraft resulting in substantial damage to the hull which allowed the aircraft to take on water. Both pilot and passenger did not sustain any injuries. NTSB preliminary report is showing accident occured on 4/2/2017. Have notified NTSB iic kate benhoff of the error who inofrmed me that the final report will have the correct date of the accident once it is released from Washington.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FLYING WITH A PASSENGER AT

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PILOT SET UP FOR A PITCH UP AND 180 DEGREE TURN TO DEMONSTRATE A NO FLAP WATER LANDING. HE PITCHED THE NOSE UP, TURNED RIGHT, UNLOADED THE AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED THE NOSE TO FALL BELOW THE HORIZON TO ACCELERATE AND REGAIN THE AIRSPEED THAT HE TRADED FOR ALTITUDE. WHILE DESCENDING, HE NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE AND LESS ACCELERATION THAN EXPECTED. PILOT ENSURED FULL POWER WAS SELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID A TOUCHDOWN, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE RIGHT SEAWING COVER TO DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HULL WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAKE ON WATER. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT IS SHOWING ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 4/2/2017. HAVE NOTIFIED NTSB IIC KATE BENHOFF OF THE ERROR WHO INOFRMED ME THAT THE FINAL REPORT WILL HAVE THE CORRECT DATE OF THE ACCIDENT ONCE IT IS RELEASED FROM WASHINGTON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKey Largo, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 1, 2017 · Substantial damage