# Accident 20230708010129A: Lino Lakes, MN, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lino Lakes, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1620° N, 93.0984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lino Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1620&lon=-93.0984&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708010129A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/8/2023 THE PIC TOOK OFF IN AN AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY IN FOREST LAKE, MN. WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A NEIGHBORHOOD IN LINO LAKES, MN THE PIC SAW SOME KIDS IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOME THAT BORDERED ON A WATER RETENTION POND AND WANTED TO SHOW OFF BY PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RETENTION POND, FLIPPED OVER AND LATER SANK. THE PIC STATED HE FORGOT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCH DOWN. THE PIC WAS UNINJURED AND WAS ABLE TO SWIM TO SHORE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED RIGHT SIDE UP AND MOVED TO THE SHORE OF THE RETENTION POND BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE OWNER. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A MARINER, MANUFACTURED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF FOREST LAKE, MN AND DISPLAYS NO REGISTRATION NUMBER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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