# Incident 20230318007959I: Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1, Sandpoint, ID, March 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDPOINT (SZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N423T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (registry code 3640103, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 271 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230318007959I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING CURRENCEY. AFTER COMPLETING TWO SUCCESSFUL WATER LANDINGS IN A NEARBY LAKE THE PILOT RETURNED TO SZT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ALONG WITH A CONGESTED CTAF FREQUENCY.  THE PILOT DELAYED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION IN ORDER TO BETTER SEQUENCE WITH THE FASTER FLYING AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT MUTED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AS IT IMPEADED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO HEAR AND RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC CALLS ON THE CTAF. THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE KEEL OF THE FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP BY FOUR PEOPLE AND PLACED ON CHOCKS TO ENABLE THE LANDING GEAR TO BE LOWERED.  THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER IT'S OWN POWER TO THE OWNER'S HANGAR.

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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