# Accident 20180406010479A: Sasser Allen SEAREY, East Palatka, FL, April 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2018, 11:21 local time
- Place: East Palatka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4144° N, 81.6528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4144&lon=-81.6528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124AL-2019-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sasser Allen L SEAREY (registry code 05636IK, https://openairdocs.org/model/sasser-allen-l-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SASSER ALLEN SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 3 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180406010479A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER.  WEATHER WAS CLEAR SUNNY, WITH A LIGHT BREEZE.  3 LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON 4TH  LANDING AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE SLIGHTLY AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.  THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. OWNER/PILOT WILL DISPOSE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA212), Apr 6, 2018: Sasser Allen L Searey (N124AL), Welaka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect pitch input during a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate training and experience in the make and model…

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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