ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152470
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| Date: | Saturday 12 January 2013 |
| Time: | 15:29 |
| Type: |  Seawind 3000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N829GS |
| MSN: | 20 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport - KSRQ, Sarasota, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (SRQ) |
| Sarasota, FL (SRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was to demonstrate the amphibious airplane for a potential buyer. A witness stated that the pilot had difficulty starting the engine before the accident flight. Witnesses reported that the airplane appeared to be climbing slowly after takeoff, then stopped climbing and appeared to be on the verge of a stall. One witness heard a backfire or popping noise before the accident. The airplane collided with trees and then the ground, and a postcrash fire consumed most of the wreckage.
The investigation revealed that, about 4 months before the accident flight, the accident pilot performed a forced landing on water due to a loss of engine power, after which maintenance personnel found and repaired a broken fuel injector line. During that maintenance, the airplane’s propeller was removed, overhauled, and replaced. The airplane had not been flown in the interim. However, maintenance personnel reported that the pilot performed high speed taxi tests before the accident flight and told them that the engine and propeller were performing satisfactorily. Further, postaccident examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller did not reveal evidence of a preexisting malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. Smooth cuts in tree limbs indicated that the engine was operating at the time of impact. The reason for the pilot's inability to establish a normal climb rate could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to establish a normal climb rate after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=829GS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2013 19:29 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Jan-2013 19:59 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-Jan-2013 17:48 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2013 00:20 | 78Delta | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2013 08:30 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2013 20:35 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2013 21:08 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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