# Incident 20000608033899I: Stolam RC3, Lake Pleasant, NY, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 12:45 local time
- Place: Lake Pleasant, NY
- Airport: Bostrup'S Landing Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5808° N, 74.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5808&lon=-74.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60CB-2009-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608033899I

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE ON APPROACH FOR A WATER LANDING AT LAKE PLEASANT, SPECULATOR, NY, PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED ON CONTACT WITH THE WATER, COMING TO REST IN APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 NYC00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA169), Jun 8, 2000: Republic RC3 (N60CB), Speculator, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently lowering the landing gear of the amphibian airplane for a water landing.

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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