- Date
- August 20, 1986, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Keego Harbor, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N113GRepublic RC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860820075439A
- Case key
- 13507
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, as he was preparing to land on a lake and was at an altitude of approximately 100 feet, he noticed that he did not have full flaps down. He then reached down, and by error, lowered the landing gear instead of the flaps. During touchdown, the aircraft immediately flipped over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and hull.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N113G
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L-1188-34
- Airframe hours
- 1,719
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-490-G2D6, 295 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph F. Slavik
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1986
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,775 total · 350 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.