# Incident 20170326002229I: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250, West Palm Beach, FL, March 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8459° N, 80.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8459&lon=-80.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1404Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE LA-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 325 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/20170326002229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING AT WEST PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AIRPORT (F45) DID NOT LOWER GEAR AND LANDED N1404Y AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT ON ITS HULL WITH PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

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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