# Incident 20170426004429I: Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET, Sarasota, FL, April 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2017, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradenton International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airtime CYGNET (registry code 06001AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/airtime-cygnet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTIME AIRCRAFT INC CYGNET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 550 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170426004429I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING THE SARASOTA AIRPORT (SRQ) IN A LIGHT SPORT AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT THE PILOT FAILED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING IN SARASOTA BAY.

ON TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATER THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SPEED SLOWED THE RIGHT FLOAT BEGAN TO SINK. THE PILOT CLIMBED ONTO THE LEFT FLOAT WHEN PART OF THE RIGHT WING AND FLOAT WERE SUBMERGERED.

ALL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DONE DURING RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N145AT (1)

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

- [Accident 20160916015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916015669A), Sep 16, 2016: Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET (N145AT), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing runway 23 with student and CFI. Student froze on the controls and the CFI was unable to regain control of the aircraft. The aircraft…

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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