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FAA incident report · Stolam RC3 · Newman Lake, WA · June 8, 2004

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Date
June 8, 2004 · 15:24 local
Place
Newman Lake, WA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6256K
Reported as
Stolam RC3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,180 total666 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N6256KRegistered now · Republic RC-3-1S/N 463 · Built 1947Airframe modelRepublic RC-3-1Engine modelFranklin 6A8 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed felts field, spokane, WA., for Newman Lake, WA. Pilot reported he retracted the landing gear after take off. The pilot reported that he inadvertently lowered the landing gear instead of the flaps for landing on Newman Lake. The aircraft settled into the water with the gear extended and flipped over upside down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FELTS FIELD, SPOKANE, WA., FOR NEWMAN LAKE, WA. PILOT REPORTED HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS FOR LANDING ON NEWMAN LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE WATER WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED AND FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

Other reports on N6256K · 1

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

Incident 19960903035469IForced/Precautionary Landing · Ketchikan, AKNarrative: after takeoff from the Ketchikan airport, about 200 feet in the air, the engine quit. He landed straight ahead on the remaining runway without further incident. Subsequent inspection revealed that the exhaust pipe had broken inside the engine…Sep 3, 1996 · Minor damage