# Accident 20220619010719A: Crawford James R MU-582 DRIFTER, St Petersburg, FL, June 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2022, 11:50 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8503° N, 82.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8503&lon=-82.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2628E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2628E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford James R MU-582 DRIFTER (registry code 05903PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-james-r-mu-582-drifter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAWFORD JAMES R MU-582 DRIFTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 221 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010719A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW, PILOT REPORTED THE WIND SHIFTED AND CAUSED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE RESULTING IN A HARD WATER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING FLOAT CONTACTED THE WATER FIRST CAUSING A SLIGHT CART WHEEL TO THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING FLOAT CONTACTED THE WATER. THE TAIL SECTION CONTACTED THE WATER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ERA22LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA293), Jun 19, 2022: Crawford James R MU-582 Drifter (N2628E), Seminole, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing flare.

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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