# Incident 20190224010509I: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, Destin, FL, February 24, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2019, 08:52 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N982SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA (registry code 060009O, https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total, 1,055 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190224010509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SNAPPED OFF.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAKE BACK OFF AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN THE WATER OF THE NEARBY GULF OF MEXICO.

## Other reports on N982SR (2)

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

- [Incident 20211225021729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211225021729I), Dec 25, 2021: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA (N982SR), Destin, FL, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 14 at Destin, FL (dts) the aircraft began a normal rollout. Just prior to turning off of the runway, the aircraft suddenly veered to the…
- [Incident 20180720011779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180720011779I), Jul 20, 2018: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA (N982SR), Destin, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated during the landing phase of dual instruction the student bounced and stalled the aircraft resulting in a hard landing. The right main landing gear…

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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