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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Allardyce M GLASTAR · Butteville, OR · February 9, 2011

Date: February 9, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place: Butteville, OR
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N238MA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11CA130
Reported as: Allardyce M Glastar
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,500 total25 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N238MARegistered now · Allardyce Michael GLASTARS/N 5238 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAllardyce Michael GLASTAR Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Departed uao with intent to return to uao, changed plans and decided to land on willamette river, pilot had never retracted gear (wheels) after take off, failed to follow standard checklist and landed with gear (wheels) extended on water, causing excessive drag on the floats, the aircraft momentum caused aircraft to nose down in the water and flip upside down. Damage limited to windshield and engine cowling. Sustained no other damage. Pilot was not injured and exited aircraft safely and climbed onto floats until rescued by boater 1 1/2 hours later.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED UAO WITH INTENT TO RETURN TO UAO, CHANGED PLANS AND DECIDED TO LAND ON WILLAMETTE RIVER, PILOT HAD NEVER RETRACTED GEAR (WHEELS) AFTER TAKE OFF, FAILED TO FOLLOW STANDARD CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITH GEAR (WHEELS) EXTENDED ON WATER, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DRAG ON THE FLOATS, THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTUM CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN IN THE WATER AND FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. DAMAGE LIMITED TO WINDSHIELD AND ENGINE COWLING. SUSTAINED NO OTHER DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND EXITED AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND CLIMBED ONTO FLOATS UNTIL RESCUED BY BOATER 1 1/2 HOURS LATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA130Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWilsonville, ORThe pilot's failure to raise the landing gear wheels prior to landing in water, resulting in a nose over.Feb 9, 2011 · Substantial damage