Crash location | 28.816667°N, 81.258333°W |
Nearest city | Sanford, FL
28.800548°N, 81.273120°W 1.4 miles away |
Tail number | N2PR |
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Accident date | 10 Nov 2007 |
Aircraft type | Sea & Air Sales Searey |
Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot of the amateur-built Searey, after taking off from a land-based airport, he was distracted by a conversation with his passenger and by boats on the river where he subsequently landed with the landing gear still down. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, upon touchdown, the airplane nosed over, and the wing spar was damaged.
The pilot's failure to raise the landing gear prior to a water landing. Contributing was the pilot's diverted attention.