# Incident 20220703011659I: South Central Aviation SEAREY, Knoxville, TN, July 3, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2022, 09:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: South Central SEAREY (registry code 05606HM, https://openairdocs.org/model/south-central-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOUTH CENTRAL AVIATION SEAREY
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 741 total, 42 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220703011659I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PREPARING TO LAND TO RUNWAY 8 AT DKX, THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON THE SEAPLANE.  THE PLANE BELLY LANDED ON ITS HULL ON THE CENTERLINE.  THE HULL WAS PROTECTED BY A KEEL GUARD (NON-STRUCTURAL) THAT SUSTAINED MOST ALL THE DAMAGE.  ASIDE FROM THE KEEL GUARD ONLY MINIMUL DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS HULLS GELL COATING.  NO OTHER DAMAMGE WAS CAUSED TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N912GB (1)

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

- [Accident 20240325003039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240325003039A), Mar 25, 2024: South Central Aviation SEAREY (N912GB), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. From subject statement "Departed 08, announcing on CTAF that I was staying in the pattern. With the relatively light winds, the aircraft climbed very well and…

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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