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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ERA25LA208

2025-03-04 Zellwood, Florida, United States Airport · FA83 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N19535

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY

Year of manufacture

2024 · 1 years old at event

Engine

ROTAX 914UL2-01 (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20240807

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A17D9D

Registrant of record

KLOSTERMAN AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, while on final approach in gusty wind conditions, everything “looked good.” Suddenly, the wind “stopped,” and the airplane dropped to the runway, which resulted in a hard landing. The airplane’s left main landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the wing and fuselage structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Response/compensation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA208.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.