# Incident 20190803013259I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A, Charlestown, RI, August 3, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2019, 17:25 local time
- Place: Charlestown, RI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3781° N, 71.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3781&lon=-71.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 415 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190803013259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WATCHAUG POND IN CHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AND FORGOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WITH ONLY FLOATS ABOVE THE WATER.

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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