# NTSB GAA17CA409: Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA, N108SR, Spicewood, TX, July 13, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 12, 2017, 19:30 local (Jul 13, 2017, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Spicewood, TX
- Coordinates: 30.498056, -98.093612 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4981&lon=-98.0936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 2017
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA409
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95574/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA409

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before landing on water.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md?model=060009O), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md)
- [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=060009O), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=060009O), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the amphibious, float-equipped airplane reported that he failed to retract the landing gear before landing on water. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of an amphibious float-equipped airplane reported that he had failed to retract the landing gear before landing on water. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N108SR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108SR), registered now, S/N 1002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (registry code 060009O) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1002
- Year built: 2014
- Airframe hours: 170
- Engines: Rotax 914 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Condition, July 11, 2017
- Departed: RYW, LAGO VISTA, TX
- Destination: Spicewood, TX
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 27, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 765 total, 35 in this make and model, 695 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KRYW, 7 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 20170712010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712010889A), Jul 12, 2017: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA, Lake Travis, TT, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2017, at approximately 20:00 hours, a searey owned by blue skies & calm water LLC and operated by [privacy data omitted] crashed in Lake Travis…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 12, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95574. 3.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456156&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 139 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456157&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.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.

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