# Accident 20000828036329A: Amtr AVENTURAII, Benton, IL, August 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2000, 17:25 local time
- Place: Benton, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0007° N, 88.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0007&lon=-88.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106DF-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flurry David I AVENTURA II/582 (registry code 05602ZA, https://openairdocs.org/model/flurry-david-i-aventura-ii-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000828036329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA275), Aug 28, 2000: Flurry Aventura II (N106DF), Benton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent wheel down landing in water.

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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