# Accident 20230818017019A: Irwin Jeffrey C BUCCANEER BIIB, Sopchoppy, FL, August 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2023, 20:35 local time
- Place: Sopchoppy, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2145° N, 84.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2145&lon=-84.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1206J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Irwin Jeffrey C BUCCANEER BIIB (registry code 05603WH, https://openairdocs.org/model/irwin-jeffrey-c-buccaneer-biib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: IRWIN JEFFREY C BUCCANEER BIIB
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230818017019A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING WITH HIS 2019 BUCCANEER BIIB AMPHIBIOUS AMATEUR BUILT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF JACK LANGSTON LANDING. PIC INFORMED FIRST RESPONDERS THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, IT BOUNCED AND WENT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET UP IN THE AIR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SURFACE A SECOND TIME, THE NOSE STARTED TO SUBMERGE, CAUSING IT TO FLIP AND BREAK APART. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THE PIC WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER. THE PIC HAD HIS STUDENT PILOT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES REVOKED ON 7/20/ 2001. NO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF A VALID/CURRENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE AIRMAN RECORDS.

## 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 ERA23LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA390), Aug 19, 2023: Irwin Jeffrey C Buccaneer Biib (N1206J), Sopchoppy, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced 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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