20251004015859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-7-260 · Boca Raton, FL · October 4, 2025

Date
October 4, 2025 · 15:55 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N368FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA002
Reported as
Maule M-7-260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,719 total571 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot forgot to retract the landing gear after taking off from fort lauderdale executive airport (kfxe) and subsequently made a water landing in the arthur r. marshall loxahatchee national wildlife refuge.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FORGOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKING OFF FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A WATER LANDING IN THE ARTHUR R. MARSHALL LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.