# Accident 20250225001709A: Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE, Miami, FL, February 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2025, 13:16 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9133° N, 80.2751° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9133&lon=-80.2751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE (registry code 05639D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mallory-horton-aqua-bee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALLORY HORTON AQUA-BEE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,390 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250225001709A

## Narrative

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

A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT ON AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 27R AT TMB RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD 1 PILOT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA25LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA131), Feb 25, 2025: Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE (N799RX), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.

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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