Pilot Debrief

Pereyra AVENTURA near East Palatka, FL — 2020-01-14

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Date
2020-01-14
Location
East Palatka, FL, USA
Aircraft
Pereyra AVENTURA
Registration
N366RC
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly configure the amphibious airplane for a water landing, which resulted in it flipping over.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he took off from a river behind his home and proceeded to a local airport where he lowered the landing gear and performed three touch-and-go landings. The pilot said he was preoccupied during the return flight to the river for a water landing and "forgot" to retract the landing gear for the pontoon-hull landing. At touchdown, the airplane immediately flipped over and came to rest inverted. The fuselage forward of the landing gear sustained substantial damage.

NTSB coding

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