# NTSB CHI00LA275: Flurry Aventura II, N106DF, Benton, IL, August 28, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 28, 2000, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Benton, IL
- Coordinates: 38.000724, -88.909461 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0007&lon=-88.9095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 50146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50146/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA275

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent wheel down landing in water.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Wheels down landing in water, landing
  - wheels down landing in water - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106DF-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N AP2A0006, built 1996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Flurry AVENTURA II (AVENTURA I)
- Registry model: [Flurry David I AVENTURA II/582](https://openairdocs.org/model/flurry-david-i-aventura-ii-582) (registry code 05602ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: AP2A0006
- Airframe hours: 118
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000828036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000828036329A), Aug 28, 2000: Amtr AVENTURAII, Benton, IL, No damage. (-23) The pilot of N106DF, an adventura ii amphibious kit built aircraft, attempted a water landing but failed to retract the gear as per the aircraft…

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.

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