# NTSB ERA25LA318: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS, N999XX, Portsmouth, NH, August 18, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 18, 2025, 13:21 UTC - Place: Portsmouth, NH - Coordinates: 43.068081, -70.815254 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0681&lon=-70.8153&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 20, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200866 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA318 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200866/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200866 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA318 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=06001A5), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=06001A5), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=06001A5), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was attempting to land on a hard surface runway in his amphibious airplane when he got distracted and failed to use the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear. The pilot subsequently landed on the hull resulting in substantial damage to the composite structure. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N999XX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999XX), registered now, S/N S0370, built 2020 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCODA AERONAUTICA LTDA SUPER PETREL LS - Registry model: [Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/scoda-aeronautica-ltda-super-petrel-ls) (registry code 06001A5) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: S0370 - Year built: 2020 - Airframe hours: 676 - Engines: Rotax 912iS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 7, 2025 - Departed: 56NH, Middleton, NH - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PSM, Portsmouth Intl At Pease, runway 16/34, 11,322 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 21, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,312.2 total, 635.5 in this make and model, 1,239.8 as pilot in command, 80.5 in the last 90 days, 32.8 in the last 30 days, 1.4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KPSM, 1 nm away - METAR: KPSM 181255Z 36010KT 10SM FEW035 FEW250 18/07 A3017 RMK AO2A SLP219 T01800074 ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 20, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200866. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19232901&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 351 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19231868&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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