What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot of N106DF, an adventura ii amphibious kit built aircraft, attempted a water landing but failed to retract the gear as per the aircraft checklist prior to a water landing. The aircraft flipped over after touching down on the water surface due to the alnding gear in the exztended position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during this event and the pilot and one additional passenger received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT OF N106DF, AN ADVENTURA II AMPHIBIOUS KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED A WATER LANDING BUT FAILED TO RETRACT THE GEAR AS PER THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST PRIOR TO A WATER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE WATER SURFACE DUE TO THE ALNDING GEAR IN THE EXZTENDED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THIS EVENT AND THE PILOT AND ONE ADDITIONAL PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.