# Accident 19990213001419A: Maule M7235, Boulder City, NV, February 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1999, 12:22 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9890° N, 114.8103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9890&lon=-114.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,351 total, 120 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990213001419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEAPLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON LAKE MEADE WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AND THE ACFT SANK IN THE LAKE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, DID NOT RAISE THE LANDING GEAR AFTER DEPARTURE. WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND ON LAKE MEAD HE STILL NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR. HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS CHECKLIST ERROR. NO TURTHER ACTION NECESSARY OR REQUIRED. (-23) NO NARRATIVE (.4) THE AIRCRAFT, EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, LANDED ON WATER WITH THE WHEELS EXTENDED AND NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED TRAINING IN A LAND BASED RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRCRAFT, WHICH REINFORCED HABITS OPPOSITE THOSE NEEDED FOR THE FLOATPLANE LANDING ON WATER. HE FAILED TO RETRACT THE WHEELS OF THE FLOATPLANE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAND AIRPORT BECAUSE OF DISTRACTIONS CAUSED BY RADIO PROBLEMS AND COMPLEX AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROCEDURES.  HE SAID HE VERIFIED THE WHEEL POSITION BEFORE LANDING IN THE WATER BUT THE AMBER WHEELS DOWN INDICATOR 'DIDN'T REGISTER.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA098), Feb 13, 1999: Maule M-7-235 (N747CL), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to properly position the floatplane landing gear for a water landing and failure to verify the landing gear position resulting in an inadvertent wheels down…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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