# Incident 20140321002659I: Aeroprakt America Inc A-22 LS, Deland, FL, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128DK-2014-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeroprakt America A-22 LS (registry code 0600070, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeroprakt-america-a-22-ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRAKT AMERICA INC A-22 LS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 22 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321002659I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EDT A AEROPRAKT AMERICA INC. A-22 LS REGISTERED TO AEROPRAKT AMERICA INC. PRACTICING WATER TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT LAKE BERESFORD IN DELAND, FL, PILOT INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE GEAR DOWN WHILE PERFORMING A WATER LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THIS INCIDENT BUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY FROM THE LAKE.

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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