- Date
- August 28, 2000, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Benton, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N106DFFlurry Aventura II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000828036329A
- Case key
- 50146
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent wheel down landing in water.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a wheels down touch and go on water. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot said, '...did touch [and] go in Rend Lake with gear down.' He stated, 'Aircraft flipped over and floated on surface of water.' He further stated, 'Visibility good, wind mild, water calm.' The pilot's safety recommendation was, 'Remember to put gear up before touch [and] go on water.'
Factual narrative
On August 28, 2000, at 1725 central daylight time, a Flurry Aventura II, N106DF, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a wheels down touch and go on Rend Lake, near Benton, Illinois. The local flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The personal flight originated from Benton Municipal Airport, near Benton, Illinois at 1720.
In his written statement, the pilot said that he departed from Benton Municipal Airport and "...did touch [and] go in Rend Lake with gear down." He stated, "Aircraft flipped over and floated on surface of water." He further stated, "Visibility good, wind mild, water calm." The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Remember to put gear up before touch [and] go on water."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N106DF
- Reported as
- Flurry Aventura II (AVENTURA I)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- AP2A0006
- Airframe hours
- 118
- Engine
- Rotax 582, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alfred Jan Marcussen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 2000 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- H96 · Benton, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 55 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MWA, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.