# Accident 20170712010889A: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, Lake Travis, TT, July 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2017, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lake Travis, TT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4981° N, 98.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4981&lon=-98.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA (registry code 060009O, https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712010889A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 12, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HOURS, A SEAREY OWNED BY BLUE SKIES & CALM WATER LLC AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED IN LAKE TRAVIS WHEN THE PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR UP IN HIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT.   VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, PRIVATE RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 88R (SPICEWOOD) ON JUY 12, 2017 AT ~ 19:00 HOURS AND CRASHED 1 HOUR LATER.

## 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 GAA17CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA409), Jul 13, 2017: Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA (N108SR), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before landing on 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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