| Crash location | 36.504444°N, 78.875000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Littleton, NC
36.434593°N, 77.911932°W 53.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N915TR |
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| Accident date | 19 Apr 2009 |
| Aircraft type | American Longevity Corp Searey |
| Additional details: | None |
The amphibian pilot departed from a paved runway, and planned a water landing on a lake near a small island. At touchdown, the airplane nearly nosed over, came to rest upright, but ultimately sank. The forward section of the hull, wing struts, wing structure, and landing gear all sustained damage during the accident sequence. The pilot later stated that he failed to raise the landing gear after his initial departure from the runway, and he never used the checklist onboard the airplane during the flight.
The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was properly configured for the water landing.