# Accident 20240225003939A: Florman Larry D SEAREY, Granger, TX, February 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Granger, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0000° N, 97.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-97.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Florman Larry D SEAREY (registry code 056240F, https://openairdocs.org/model/florman-larry-d-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLORMAN LARRY D SEAREY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,618 total, 27 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240225003939A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH PILOT REPORTS TOUCHING DOWN HARD, IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES FROM DEBRIS AS IT SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN24LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA124), Feb 25, 2024: Searey Classic (N360MD), Winchester, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain airplane control during a landing approach that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and an impact with the lake.

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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