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N226SE accident description

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Crash location 47.623889°N, 122.081389°W
Nearest city Bellevue, WA
47.610377°N, 122.200679°W
5.6 miles away
Tail number N226SE
Accident date 24 Jun 2009
Aircraft type Weston SEA-ERA
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The light sport aircraft student pilot was taking his experimental light sport seaplane for its second test flight. The student pilot reported that during the landing, he reduced power without verifying the airplane's airspeed and during the landing, the left wing dropped and the airplane touched down hard upon the water. Damage included composite material fractures on both vertical fins. The student pilot had about 32 hours total time and had been signed off by his certified flight instructor to fly a single-engine land light sport airplane. He was not signed off for solo flight in the accident airplane. The student pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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