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FAA incident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA · Lake Weir, FL · November 6, 2022

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Date
November 6, 2022 · 08:30 local
Place
Lake Weir, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N806SR
Reported as
Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,054 total59 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N806SRRegistered now · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSAS/N 1061 · Built 2016Airframe modelProgressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSAEngine modelRotax 914UL4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC summarized statement below:

"I was flying privacy data omitted, a searey, on Sunday, November 6, 2022. I was pilot in command. All such water landings required me to retract the landing gear. I then returned to 97FL, love’s landing, and put the landing gear down for this land landing.

Started a second flight of the day in privacy data omitted with another passenger. Departed 97FL, love’s landing, around 8:15 a.m. the weather upon departure from 97FL was good. After departure, I made an approach to land on Lake Weir. I was going about 45 mph as I touched down on the water. I landed on Lake Weir with the landing gear down and extended. Apparently, I neglected to raise the landing gear when I departed 97FL. Upon touchdown on Lake Weir in privacy data omitted, at a speed of about 45 mph, the aircraft nosed in at a shallow angle. We did not flip over. When we came to a stop on the water, water was coming into the aircraft. My passenger and I bailed out of privacy data omitted, which had settled into the water upright.

privacy data omitted Was damaged in this water landing, cracking in the bow cap of privacy data omittedthat occurred during the gear down water landing. The damage privacy data omitted sustained was limited to a cracked windshield and two cracks on each side of the top of the bow cap. The hull, made of carbon fiber, sustained no damage. During the recovery process, when sea tow removed privacy data omitted from Lake Weir, I noticed that the landing gear was in the down position, confirming for me that I had landed gear down on Lake Weir.

privacy data omitted Hull suffered no damage during the gear down water landing I conducted on November 6, 2022."

As the FAA filed it

PIC SUMMARIZED STATEMENT BELOW:

"I WAS FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SEAREY, ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022. I WAS PILOT IN COMMAND. ALL SUCH WATER LANDINGS REQUIRED ME TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. I THEN RETURNED TO 97FL, LOVE’S LANDING, AND PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR THIS LAND LANDING.

STARTED A SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER. DEPARTED 97FL, LOVE’S LANDING, AROUND 8:15 A.M. THE WEATHER UPON DEPARTURE FROM 97FL WAS GOOD. AFTER DEPARTURE, I MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON LAKE WEIR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AS I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER. I LANDED ON LAKE WEIR WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND EXTENDED. APPARENTLY, I NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR WHEN I DEPARTED 97FL. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON LAKE WEIR IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED IN AT A SHALLOW ANGLE. WE DID NOT FLIP OVER. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP ON THE WATER, WATER WAS COMING INTO THE AIRCRAFT. MY PASSENGER AND I BAILED OUT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHICH HAD SETTLED INTO THE WATER UPRIGHT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DAMAGED IN THIS WATER LANDING, CRACKING IN THE BOW CAP OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THAT OCCURRED DURING THE GEAR DOWN WATER LANDING. THE DAMAGE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED WAS LIMITED TO A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND TWO CRACKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TOP OF THE BOW CAP. THE HULL, MADE OF CARBON FIBER, SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS, WHEN SEA TOW REMOVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM LAKE WEIR, I NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, CONFIRMING FOR ME THAT I HAD LANDED GEAR DOWN ON LAKE WEIR.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HULL SUFFERED NO DAMAGE DURING THE GEAR DOWN WATER LANDING I CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2022."