# Incident 20030429008409I: Amtr AVENTURAII, Orcas Island, WA, April 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272DL-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lunde Duane J ADVENTURA II (registry code 05610JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/lunde-duane-j-adventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 277 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429008409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT HAD BEEN OUT DOING WATER LANDINGS AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ORCAS ISLAND PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF 4 OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN.

## Other reports on N272DL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000730025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730025539I), Jul 30, 2000: Amtr AVENTURAII (N272DL), Eastsound, WA, Minor damage. (-23) A/c is an experimental adventura ii amphibian. Pilot stated he had just completed a 1.5 hour solo flight during which he completed approx. 20 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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