ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145816
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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2012 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey |
| Owner/operator: | Moonbeam Leasing |
| Registration: | N252JB |
| MSN: | 1DK 062 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 429 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Jesup, Seminole county, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sanford, FL (SFB) |
| Leesburg, FL (LEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he departed from a hard-surfaced runway for a flight to, and touch-and-go landing on, a lake approximately about 3 miles away. The touchdown on the lake was normal, but immediately after making contact with the water, the airplane abruptly decelerated and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose and fuselage. Postaccident examination revealed that the landing gear was in the extended and locked position; however, the position of the landing gear switch at impact could not be confirmed because of possible movement during the shutdown and recovery. Initially, the pilot stated that he "forgot to put the wheels up." Later, he reported that he raised the gear after the departure. However, no preaccident mechanical malfunction or failures were found that would have precluded normal gear retraction for a water landing. Thus, based on the evidence that the airplane nosed over immediately after touchdown and that the landing gear was extended and locked after impact, it is likely that the landing gear was not retracted after takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2012 12:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-May-2012 18:51 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2012 19:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2012 02:56 | afm10 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2012 20:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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