# Accident 20240204002559A: Clayton S Adams PA-12 REPLICA, Inver Grove Hei, MN, February 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2024, 12:25 local time
- Place: Inver Grove Hei, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8224° N, 93.0077° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8224&lon=-93.0077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clayton S Adams PA-12 REPLICA (registry code 056389N, https://openairdocs.org/model/clayton-s-adams-pa-12-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan OX-360 series (registry code 59473, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLAYTON S ADAMS PA-12 REPLICA
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 35,640 total, 380 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240204002559A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING ON RIVER. PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT AND WAS PICKED UP BY BOAT. PICTURES FROM THE SCENE SHOW THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. PIC STATED HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE GEAR IN THE INCORRECT POSITION FOR A WATER LANDING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE AFT OF FIREWALL AND WINDSHIELD.

## 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 CEN24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA109), Feb 4, 2024: Javron PA-12 Replica (N360WC), Inver Grove Heights, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear on his amphibious airplane before landing on water.

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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