Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA N543SR

Summary

On 8 July 2015 at about 00:45 local time, a Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA registered N543SR, operated by Morris Keeney, was involved in an accident near Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2015 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Elfin Cove (ELV)

Coordinates

58.1950, -136.3472

Aircraft

Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA

Registration

N543SR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Morris Keeney

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elfin Cove → Elfin Cove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC15CA047

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.