# Accident 20200627011089A: Lloyd Ferry VJ22, Erie, MI, June 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2020, 16:45 local time
- Place: Erie, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7764° N, 83.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7764&lon=-83.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59262, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59262) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Volmer Jensen VJ22 (registry code 95702WM, https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-jensen-vj22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LLOYD FERRY VJ22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 102 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627011089A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS THE INITIAL FLIGHT AFTER A CONDITION INSPECTION AND ADS-B POST INSTALL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT IN APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE GEAR BUT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SECURING THE GEAR IN THE UP-LOCK POSITION.  AT THE SAME TIME, ATC HAD GIVEN THE PILOT A FREQUENCY CHANGE.  THE NEW FREQUENCY WAS FULL OF STATIC AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AND WORRY ABOUT THE GEAR LATER.

IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT LOST PENINSULA MARINA, THE PILOT REACHED FOR HIS CHECKLIST, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE WATER LANDING CHECKLIST.  NOT HAVING AN APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, HE DECIDED TO DO THE LANDING FROM MEMORY.  AS THE PLANE SETTLED INTO THE WATER THE NOSE STARTED TO GO FORWARD AND DIG DEEPER INTO THE WATER AND PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN20CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA254), Jun 27, 2020: Volmer VJ22 (N59262), Erie, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the amphibious airplane’s wheels were retracted before attempting a water landing, resulting in a nose over during touch down. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N59262 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880529057709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529057709A), May 29, 1988: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N59262), Kingston, NY, Substantial damage. Made hard,wing low landing. Lost control,went off runway. No check-out or experience in tail wheel type.

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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