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Icon A5 Damaged in Hard Landing

The pilot and passenger were uninjured after the Icon A5 light sport amphibian partially sank following an extremely hard landing near Miami. Icon
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Key Takeaways:

  • An Icon A5 light sport amphibian suffered hull damage and partially sank after an "extremely hard" landing near Miami on April 1, though both the pilot and passenger were uninjured.
  • Icon Aircraft is conducting a "thorough review" of the incident, with CEO Kirk Hawkins stating all information points to pilot error and noting it's the first such incident in 3,500 A5 flight hours.
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Icon Aircraft has launched a “thorough review” of an A5 incident after one of the light sport amphibians suffered hull damage and partially sank during an “extremely hard” landing near Miami on April 1.

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