Adams Walter R SEAREY N425UW

Summary

On 21 June 2024 at about 22:45 local time, a Adams Walter R SEAREY registered N425UW was involved in an accident near Sopchoppy, Florida, United States. One person was 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

21 June 2024 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sopchoppy, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ochlockonee River (NONE)

Coordinates

30.2101, -84.6818

Aircraft

Adams Walter R SEAREY

Registration

N425UW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA272

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that he was approaching a river for landing “too fast,” and that during the touchdown on the water he did not “have the yoke pulled back enough.” When he fully released the control yoke, and the airplane’s nose immediately pitched down into the water, resulting in substantial damage to the fiberglass hull. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.