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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule M-7-260C · Kenosha, WI · April 26, 2021

Date
April 26, 2021 · 00:30 local
Place
Kenosha, WI
Airport
Kenosha Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2424
Reported as
Maule M-7-260C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total67 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 25, 2021 the pilot of N2424 was executing a series of full stop landings to obtain recency of experience currency. On the forth landing, (now 0030 on April 26, 2021) he neglected to lower the landing gear on his amphibious aircraft. The aircraft touched down on the runway and skidded to a stop on the floats. The floats sustained only minor damage to the keel strips. There were no injuries to the person on board. The aircraft was raised, gear lowered, and the pilot taxied the aircraft off the runway. VFR weather prevailed during the flights.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 25, 2021 THE PILOT OF N2424 WAS EXECUTING A SERIES OF FULL STOP LANDINGS TO OBTAIN RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE CURRENCY. ON THE FORTH LANDING, (NOW 0030 ON APRIL 26, 2021) HE NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE FLOATS. THE FLOATS SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE KEEL STRIPS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSON ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, GEAR LOWERED, AND THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. VFR WEATHER PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHTS.