Pereyra AVENTURA N170AV

Summary

On 26 October 2019 at about 16:10 local time, a Pereyra AVENTURA registered N170AV, operated by Sport Flying USA Inc, was involved in an accident near Tavares, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

26 October 2019 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Tavares, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.8006, -81.7278

Aircraft

Pereyra AVENTURA

Registration

N170AV

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Sport Flying USA Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Lake Dora

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA051

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing on water, and his failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was at a seaplane event and participating in a landing contest on a lake. During landing with a 14-knot crosswind, the airplane was slightly fast, and shortly after touchdown, the airplane hit a wake and bounced. When the airplane was about 2 to 3 ft above the water, he initiated a go-around and applied right aileron control, but the left wing descended and impacted the water, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.