- Date
- December 26, 1999, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Antioch, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8180QQuest II Walsh Aventura II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19991226037109A
- Case key
- 48418
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Probable cause
The pilot's inattention to the fact that he had failed to retract the landing gear wheels prior to performing a water landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot took off in the amphibious airplane from an asphalt runway, and then he flew to a lake. The pilot indicated that during the landing approach he forgot to retract the landing gear wheels. Upon touchdown in the water, the airplane nosed over.
Factual narrative
On December 26, 1999, about 1350 hours Pacific standard time, an experimental Quest II Walsh Ltd., Aventura II, N8180Q, operated by the pilot, nosed over during landing in a lake about 10 miles northeast of Antioch, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, which was being performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Byron, California, about 1325.
The pilot indicated to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he took off in the amphibious airplane from an asphalt runway at Byron, and then he flew to a lake near Antioch. The pilot stated that during the landing approach he forgot to retract the landing gear wheels. Upon touchdown, the airplane nosed over. The pilot also indicated that no mechanical malfunctions were experienced with the airplane during his flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8180Q
- Reported as
- Quest II Walsh Aventura II (AVENTURA I)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- AP2A0052
- Airframe hours
- 140
- Engine
- Rotax 912, 80 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond W. Shipway
- Registered owner
- Quest II Walsh Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 27, 1999 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- C83 · Byron, CA
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, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 60 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 142 °F, dew point 102 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 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.