ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194505
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 2017 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Icon A5 |
| Owner/operator: | Icon Aircraft |
| Registration: | N672BA |
| MSN: | 00010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 129 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 iS Sport |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, Biscayne Bay, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Key Largo, FL (07FA) |
| Key Largo, FL (07FA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that, during a no-flap water landing, he noticed a higher descent rate than expected. He added that he applied full power to initiate a go-around but that the airplane landed hard on the water. The pilot and passenger egressed the airplane and were rescued without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that he believed the airplane encountered “a windshift/shear to a tailwind as [he] transitioned high to low for landing approach toward the [south-southwest].” A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 6 miles west of the accident site reported that, about 17 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 090° at 9 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=672BA
Location
Media:
ICON A5
— Seref Sezgin (@SEREF737) April 2, 2017
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2017 05:23 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Apr-2017 17:51 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 03-Apr-2017 21:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2017 19:02 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 15:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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