# Accident 20250225003009A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Smithville, TN, February 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2025, 16:45 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0453° N, 85.8024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0453&lon=-85.8024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Icon A5 (registry code 06001A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 68 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250225003009A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER A REFUEL STOP IN SMITHVILLE, THE PIC FORGOT TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR. PIC RETURNED TO CENTER HILL LAKE FOR A WATER LANDING. PIC FAILED TO RAISE THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WITH THE WATER, RESULITING IN THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST. PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA135), Feb 25, 2025: Icon A5 (N459BA), Smithville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing in water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the manufacturer’s provided checklist.

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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