Accident Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey N543SR, Tuesday 7 July 2015

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Date:	Tuesday 7 July 2015
Time:	16:45 LT
Type:	Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey
Owner/operator:	Morris Keeney
Registration:	N543SR
MSN:	1013
Year of manufacture:	2014
Total airframe hrs:	204 hours
Engine model:	Rotex 914UL
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Elfin Cove SPB, AK (ELV/PAEL) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Elfin Cove SPB, AK (ELV/PAEL)
Destination airport:	Elfin Cove SPB, AK (ELV/PAEL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that he was landing an amphibious, light sport airplane, in the ocean waters of an inland cove. He stated that after returning from a local area flight he attempted to land in a more open landing area, but was unable to due to large ocean swells. Considering increasingly poor weather conditions and low fuel, he decided to land in a smaller cove that contained fishing boats. He stated that while landing he misjudged the clearance from one of the boats, and the right wing subsequently struck a trolling pole, which pivoted the airplane to the right. As a result, the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a boat while landing.

Accident investigation: