# Accident 20250413003899A: Robb Aviation LLC AVENTURA II, Elmore, AL, April 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2025, 18:40 local time
- Place: Elmore, AL
- Airport: Wetumpka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5186° N, 86.2860° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5186&lon=-86.2860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robb AVENTURA II (registry code 05619R4, https://openairdocs.org/model/robb-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBB AVIATION LLC AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 739 total, 113 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413003899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING.

## 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 ERA25LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA182), Apr 13, 2025: Robb Aventura II (N744RA), Elmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for a water landing.

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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