No fatalities

PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA accident at Lake Havasu, CA, 28 Dec 2023

Lake Havasu, CA, United States

On December 28, 2023, a PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA was involved in an aviation accident near Lake Havasu, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to confirm the landing gear was configured for a water landing during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation from the airplanes operating procedures by previously pulling the landing gear circuit breakers,… This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to confirm the landing gear was configured for a water landing during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation from the airplanes operating procedures by previously pulling the landing gear circuit breakers, which resulted in the landing gear not retracting when commanded during takeoff.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pilot