# Incident 20210703012469I: Swann Lynn J SEAWIND 3000, Manistque, MI, July 3, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2021, 14:40 local time
- Place: Manistque, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3885° N, 85.3204° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3885&lon=-85.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8UU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8UU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swann Lynn J SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 056269H, https://openairdocs.org/model/swann-lynn-j-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWANN LYNN J SEAWIND 3000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 16 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210703012469I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 03, 2021 AT 1440 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL SEAWIND 3000 AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, N8UU, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY AIRPORT (ISQ), MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE PRE-LANDING PROCEDURES THE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND ALLOW THE BOW KEEL TO DRAG ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO MANUALLY EXTEND AND LOCK THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS MINOR SCRAPING OF THE FIBERGLASS ON THE HULL AND HE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR TO BE ALMOST EMPTY. THE PILOT?S INTENTION WAS TO LOCALLY PROCURE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO REPLENISH THE RESERVOIR, FUEL THE AIRCRAFT, AND CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT TO BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN. AT THIS TIME, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR THAT THE PILOT SHOULD FLY THE REMAINDER OF HIS TRIP WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED TO PREVENT ANOTHER LANDING GEAR ISSUE AT HIS DESTINATION. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS A ?GOOD IDEA? AND AGREED HE WOULD FLY THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP BELOW MINIMUM GEAR EXTENSION SPEED AND KEEP THE GEAR DOWN.

WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA321), Jul 3, 2021: Swann Lynn J Seawind 3000 (N8UU), Charlevoix, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N8UU (2)

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

- [Accident 20210703012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210703012519A), Jul 3, 2021: Swann Lynn J SEAWIND 3000 (N8UU), Beaver Island, MI, Substantial damage. On July 03, 2021 at 1949 local time, an experimental seawind 3000 amphibious aircraft, N8UU, [privacy data omitted]operated by a private pilot, received…
- [Incident 20210626010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210626010949I), Jun 26, 2021: Swann Lynn J SEAWIND 3000 (N8UU), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. On 06/26/2021, N8UU executed a gear up landing at bracket field (poc). The PIC stated, ". Requested from tower to overfly the airport and set up for landing…

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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