# NTSB GAA20CA051: Pereyra Aventura, N170AV, Tavares, FL, October 26, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 26, 2019, 12:10 local (16:10 UTC) - Place: Tavares, FL - Coordinates: 28.800556, -81.727775 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8006&lon=-81.7278&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100504 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20CA051 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100504/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100504 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA051 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing on water, and his failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05637IE), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05637IE), [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. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05637IE), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05637IE), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05637IE), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was at a seaplane event and participating in a landing contest on a lake. During landing with a 14-knot crosswind, the airplane was slightly fast, and shortly after touchdown, the airplane hit a wake and bounced. When the airplane was about 2 to 3 ft above the water, he initiated a go-around and applied right aileron control, but the left wing descended and impacted the water, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was at a seaplane event and participating in a landing contest on a lake. During landing with a 14-knot crosswind, he reported that the airplane was slightly fast and shortly after touchdown, the airplane hit a wake and bounced. About 2-3 feet above the water, he initiated a go-around and applied right aileron control, but the left wing descended, impacted the water, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N170AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170AV), registered now, S/N AA2AS1701, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Pereyra AVENTURA (II) - Registry model: [Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-rolinski-aventura-ii-s17) (registry code 05637IE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aeromoment AM15 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeromoment-am15-series) (registry code 00452, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: AA2AS1701 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 75 - Engines: Aero Momentum 117 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Sport Flying USA Inc - Registered owner: Sport Flying USA Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 1, 2019 - Departed: Deland, FL - Destination: Lake Dora, FL - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 3, 2018; flight hours: 7,080 total, 30 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 10 knots, gusting 4 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 77 °F - Observed at: LEE, 4 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 20191026020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191026020449A), Oct 26, 2019: Alexander Rolinski AVENTURA II S17, Tavares, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot made a touch down and hit a wake or wave that propelled the plane back into the air. Pilot attempted a go-around and applied full power. A gust picked up… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100504. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480851&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Pilot's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480852&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 3, .PDF, 355 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480853&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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