The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear on the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing, resulting in a nose over and structural damage to the airframe. The mechanic’s failure to remove electrical tape from the pitot tube, the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and the pilot’s failure to visually confirm the landing gear position prior to touchdown were all factors in the accident.
NTSB Accidents
Pilot seriously injured when disconnected fuel line leads to forced landing
The total loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Mooney pilot hits mowing equipment after unstable approach
The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around during an unstable approach to land which resulted in a landing area overshoot and a subsequent runway excursion.
Pilot fails to extend landing gear after accidentally merging two checklists
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Thrown off by gusty winds, Beech pilot forgets to extend landing gear
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and his failure to confirm that the landing gear was extended before landing.
Distracted student pilot bends Cessna 150
The student pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s diverted attention to the incorrect flap setting.
Pilot crashes after blinded by the sun
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during the attempted go around following an approach to landing in sun glare.
Pilot’s loss of situational awareness leads to crash
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during his attempted landing and his loss of situational awareness that led to him to misidentify a pipeline field for the landing airpark.
Student seriously injured when he stalls during go-around
The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.



