ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297632
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Date: | Sunday 27 January 2002 |
Time: | 13:05 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4379Z |
MSN: | 18-8701 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3034 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C4P |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Eagle Point, Oregon -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Shady Cove, OR |
Destination airport: | Eagle Point, OR |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that after takeoff from a private airstrip in the amphibian aircraft, he forgot to retract the landing gear before touching down on the river. The bow of the floats dug into the water and the aircraft nosed over. After the aircraft was recovered, it was noted that the nose wheels on the bow of the floats were broken off. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA02LA032 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA032
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