# Incident 20210907016759I: Herrick David A CHALLENGER II, Princeton, ME, September 7, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2021, 18:42 local time
- Place: Princeton, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2234° N, 67.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2234&lon=-67.5722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herrick David A CHALLENGER II (registry code 05627HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/herrick-david-a-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HERRICK DAVID A CHALLENGER II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210907016759I

## Narrative

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

ON 9/7/21 AT 2142Z N142JD ATTEMPTED A WATER LANDING IN POCOMOONSHINE LAKE WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WITH THE WHEELS EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER CONTACTING THE WATER. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED MINOR INJURY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING WATER LANDINGS AND FORGOT TO PUT THE WHEELS UP. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD ANY AIRMAN CERTIFICATION, HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY TRAINING ON AIRPLANE SEA OPERATIONS, AND HAD ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT 20 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN A C172 AIRPLANE. I RECOMMEND AN ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION DUE TO OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A PILOT CERTIFICATE.

ON 1/7/22 DOWNGRADED TO INCIDENT BY NTSB.

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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