# NTSB CEN24LA124: Searey Classic, N360MD, Winchester, TX, February 25, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 25, 2024, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Winchester, TX - Coordinates: 30, -97 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-97.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, San Antonio Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 193851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193851/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193851 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA124 ## 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. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Florman Larry D SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056240F), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Florman Larry D SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=056240F), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Florman Larry D SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056240F), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Florman Larry D SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056240F), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he aborted the first landing after the airplane bounced twice on the lake. During the second approach for landing, the airplane rolled right, and the pilot tried to counter the right roll with left aileron control input. The airplane’s nose then quickly dropped. The pilot increased engine power and applied control inputs to recover the airplane, which decreased the nose down pitch and right roll, but there was not enough altitude to prevent the airplane from impacting the lake. The airplane impacted the lake and nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there was no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N360MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360MD), registered now, S/N FLORMAN-002, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Searey Classic - Registry model: [Florman Larry D SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/florman-larry-d-searey) (registry code 056240F) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: FLORMAN-002 - Year built: 2008 - Airframe hours: 1618.9 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Andiamo Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, November 8, 2023 - Departed: 07TS, Georgetown, TX - Destination: 07TS, Georgetown, TX - Airport: None, Lake Granger - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 509 total, 28 in this make and model, 455 as pilot in command, 67 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 12 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: T74, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240225003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240225003939A), Feb 25, 2024: Florman Larry D SEAREY, Granger, TX, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 12, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193851. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16850292&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB_Report_N360MD-20240225_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 396 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16855807&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Template-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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