20230623007549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Press George CHALLENGER II · Spokane, WA · June 23, 2023

Date: June 23, 2023 · 16:03 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39NF
Reported as: Press George Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 243 total25 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N39NFRegistered now · Press George CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0301-2067 · Built 2003 Airframe modelPress George CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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.

The pilot departed from deer park, WA for clear lake, WA (Spokane county). Upon arrival in the area of clear lake, the pilot was conducting surveillance of the lake for landing. The pilot determined a location to land based on winds and boat traffic. The pilot stated that he was focused on the boat traffic and did not accomplish his "before landing" checklist. The pilot landed on the water with the landing gear in the down position (amphibious floats). The aircraft flipped forward during touchdown and came to rest upside-down. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM DEER PARK, WA FOR CLEAR LAKE, WA (SPOKANE COUNTY). UPON ARRIVAL IN THE AREA OF CLEAR LAKE, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE OF THE LAKE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT DETERMINED A LOCATION TO LAND BASED ON WINDS AND BOAT TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FOCUSED ON THE BOAT TRAFFIC AND DID NOT ACCOMPLISH HIS "BEFORE LANDING" CHECKLIST. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE WATER WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION (AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS). THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD DURING TOUCHDOWN AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.