# Accident 20110209001499A: Allardyce M GLASTAR, Butteville, OR, February 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Butteville, OR
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2833° N, 122.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2833&lon=-122.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allardyce Michael GLASTAR (registry code 05605VK, https://openairdocs.org/model/allardyce-michael-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLARDYCE M GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110209001499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA130), Feb 9, 2011: Allardyce Michael Glastar (N238MA), Wilsonville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to raise the landing gear wheels prior to landing in water, resulting in a nose over.

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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