# Accident 20230502011029A: Purinton Michel J SEAREY LSX, Pottsboro, TX, May 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2023, 19:20 local time
- Place: Pottsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8435° N, 96.6622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8435&lon=-96.6622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SR-2024-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Purinton Michel J SEAREY LSX (registry code 05640XO, https://openairdocs.org/model/purinton-michel-j-searey-lsx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PURINTON MICHEL J SEAREY LSX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 265 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230502011029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM KGYI TO LAKE TEXOMA IN POTTSBORO, TX. ON TOUCHDOWN AT LAKE TEXOMA THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED IN THE WATER. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION.

## 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 CEN23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA180), May 3, 2023: Searey LSX (N40SR), Pottsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before a water 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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