East Palatka, FL, USA
N366RC
Pereyra AVENTURA
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.
According to the pilot of the experimental, amateur-built amphibious airplane, he took off from the 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 for a water landing and "forgot" to retract the landing gear for the pontoon-hull landing. At touchdown, the airplane "flipped immediately" and came to rest inverted. The airplane's fuselage, forward of the landing gear was fractured. The pilot did not report any preaccident deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane.
The pilot's failure to properly configure the amphibious airplane for a water landing, which resulted in it flipping over.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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