# Incident 20160618006849I: Chandler John B SMITH CUB, Littleton, NC, June 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2016, 09:45 local time
- Place: Littleton, NC
- Airport: Lake Gaston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4343° N, 77.9110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4343&lon=-77.9110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945SP-2026-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chandler John B SMITH CUB (registry code 05627F0, https://openairdocs.org/model/chandler-john-b-smith-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHANDLER JOHN B SMITH CUB
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 70 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/20160618006849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WITH THE WHEELS IN THE DOWN POSITION.  UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH WATER AND SANK WITH THE FLOATS HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT JUST BELOW THE SURFACE.

## Other reports on N945SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20130604008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604008779I), Jun 4, 2013: Chandler John B SMITH CUB (N945SP), Lake Chesdin, VA, Minor damage. Pilot admitted to forgetting to raise the landing gear prior to a water landing. Upon touchdown, the aircraft flipped 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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