# Incident 20200713006499I: Clay E Hartley AIRCAM, Punta Gorda, FL, July 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2020, 17:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clay E Hartley AIRCAM (registry code 05638A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/clay-e-hartley-aircam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLAY E HARTLEY AIRCAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,332 total, 100 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713006499I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON AN ANPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT AND LANDED UPON A PAVED RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WEAR PLATES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.  THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N511PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20241117018829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117018829I), Nov 17, 2024: Clay E Hartley AIRCAM (N511PH), Suwannee, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft was coming in for a water landing. Pilot checked the gear indicator light on dash and it showed retracted (up) and locked. The pilot failed to check…

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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