# Incident 20200521007009I: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, Tavares, FL, May 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2020, 16:44 local time
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7659° N, 81.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavares, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7659&lon=-81.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA (registry code 060009O, https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 530 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200521007009I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AND THE PASSENGER WAS A STUDENT.  ON THIS DAY THEY WERE PRACTICING GLASSY WATER LANDINGS AT LAKE DORA, FLORIDA WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS.

ON THE EIGHTH AND LAST LANDING THEY COMPLETED THEIR CHECKS AND WERE MAKING A STABILIZED APPROACH WITH A 100FT/MIN DESCENT.

UPON TOUCHDOWN THEY BEGAN TO PORPOISE.  THE INSTRUCTOR (PIC) TOOK CONTROL, RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND HELD THE LANDING ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.  THEY HEARD WATER LEAKING IN AND TAXIED CLOSE TO SHORE AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT BEGAN TO SINK.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE PORPOISING DURING LANDING WAS MINOR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N174SR (1)

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

- [Incident 20190619007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190619007519I), Jun 19, 2019: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA (N174SR), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. On June 19, 2019, at 1645 EDT, a Progressive aerodyne Searey Lsa, N174SR, registered to flying float club, LLC, had its left main landing gear (MLG) collapse…

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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