# Accident 20230509007459A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Lakewood, WA, May 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2023, 13:51 local time
- Place: Lakewood, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1557° N, 122.5267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1557&lon=-122.5267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416AG-2025-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230509007459A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2023, AT 1215 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMPHIBIOUS AVIAT A-1C-180 (HUSKY), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THIRD WATER LANDING OF THE DAY. ON APPROACH THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION WITH THE CORRESPONDING 4 BLUE LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE GEAR ADVISORY SYSTEM. ABOUT 2-3 FT ABOVE THE WATER, THE GEAR ADVISORY SYSTEM GAVE AN AURAL “CHECK GEAR” ALERT INDICATING A LANDING GEAR MISMATCH WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES ON THE CLIMBOUT AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN. A POSTIMPACT FIRE ENSUED.

THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURE FACILITY FOR EXAMINATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA186), May 9, 2023: Aviat A-1C-180 Husky (N416AG), Lakewood, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: An erroneous landing gear warning that led to the pilot’s decision to abort the landing, which resulted in a collision with trees during a go-around.

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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