ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351460
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| Date: | Sunday 4 February 2024 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (Javron replica) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N360WC |
| MSN: | JA1804118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Inver Grove Heights, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-Airlake Airport, MN (KLVN) |
| Minneapolis-Airlake Airport, MN (KLVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane on the water and that after he conducted his before landing “GUMP” checklist he extended the landing gear on his amphibious airplane in error. Following the water landing, the airplane came to rest inverted in the river and sustained substantial damage to both wings and the windscreen. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear on his amphibious airplane before landing on water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.limitlessproductiongroup.com/midwestnews/mississippiriverboatcrash
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193752
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N360WC
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N360WC/history/20240204/1830Z/KLVN/35MN
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2024 22:56 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Feb-2024 07:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 05-Feb-2024 14:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 05-Feb-2024 20:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 08:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 14-Apr-2024 18:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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