Pilot Debrief

Mariner Unknown near Lino Lakes, MN — 2023-07-09

Final reportCEN23LA298
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Date
2023-07-09
Location
Lino Lakes, MN, USA
Aircraft
Mariner Unknown
Registration
UNREG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear on the amphibious airplane before landing on water.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was flying his amphibious airplane over a neighborhood and decided to do a touch and go on a lake; however, he failed to retract the landing gear and the airplane flipped over when it contacted the water. The airplane came to rest inverted in the lake and sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot did not report to the responding law enforcement officer that there were any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot was contacted on multiple occasions, but he did not submit the required National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.

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