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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airmax Construcoes Aeronautica SEAMAX-M22 · New Fairfield, CT · September 15, 2017

Date: September 15, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place: New Fairfield, CT
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N885PR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA337
Reported as: Airmax Construcoes Aeronautica SEAMAX-M22
Reported engine: ROTAX BAUMUSTER, 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N885PRRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Airmax Construcoes Aeronautica SEAMAX-M22S/N 113 · Built 2011 Airframe modelAirmax Construcoes Aeronautica SEAMAX-M22 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated that he performed a normal water landing. After floating in the water on candlewood lake, the aircraft hull started to take on water.

The pilot and passenger left the aircraft and were picked up by a near by boater.

The partially submerged aircraft was removed from candlewood lake and placed on a dry dock.

Investagition of the aircraft found an approximately 18 in. Crack in the bottom of the hull. Lodged in the crack was remnants of some sort of coniferous tree branch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL WATER LANDING. AFTER FLOATING IN THE WATER ON CANDLEWOOD LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT HULL STARTED TO TAKE ON WATER.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE PICKED UP BY A NEAR BY BOATER.

THE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM CANDLEWOOD LAKE AND PLACED ON A DRY DOCK.

INVESTAGITION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND AN APPROXIMATELY 18 IN. CRACK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL. LODGED IN THE CRACK WAS REMNANTS OF SOME SORT OF CONIFEROUS TREE BRANCH.

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 ERA17LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportNew Fairfield, CTCollision with a submerged object during a water landing.Sep 15, 2017 · Substantial damage