# Incident 20220130001109I: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, New Smyrna, FL, January 30, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2022, 13:27 local time
- Place: New Smyrna, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0503° N, 80.9331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0503&lon=-80.9331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229SS) (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 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,481 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130001109I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT, HE SETUP FOR THE APPROACH. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND RECEIVED 2 GREEN LIGHTS WHICH IS THE NORMAL INDICATION FOR MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT VISUALLY CONFIRMED BOTH MAINS WHERE DOWN AND SAW THE TAILWHEEL DOWN IN THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. UPON LANDING THE PILOT SIDE, LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT HOLD ANY WEIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK LOWER THAN NORMAL ON THE LEFT SIDE. AT THIS POINT HE MADE THE DECISION TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BRING IT TO A REST AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY OR ANY PASSENGERS. THE RESULT OF THE INCIDENT WAS MINOR COSMETIC AND LIGHT CARBON FIBER SCRAPES ON THE HULL WHERE IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE PILOT SIDE.

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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