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Searey lsa amphib pilot reported landing on the water with the gear down; causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1250958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 53 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I started the engine of a searey lsa amphib; picked up the ATIS; asked for my taxi clearance and requested touch and go in the sealane. I was issued a squawk code and cleared to taxi to the runup area. After runup; I contacted ground and was instructed to contact tower which I did. The tower cleared me for takeoff; left traffic. I took off made left traffic; and was cleared for the option; sealane south. I prepared for and made a normal approach to landing on the sealane. As I was expecting to touchdown on the water; the airplane flipped over and water came in on me. I removed my harness; pushed the hatch back and swam out. Some men on the side of the sealane asked me if anyone else was in the plane. I told them no. Inadvertently and unintentionally; I did not consult a checklist prior to configuring the aircraft for approach. After the mishap; the aircraft was floating upside down. The landing gear were extended. It is likely I did not raise the landing gear before making a water landing. As a result of this situation; I have resolved to utilize appropriate checklists no matter the simplicity of or my familiarity with any aircraft. It doesn't take that long and the consequences of failure to do so are potentially serious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Searey LSA Amphib pilot reported landing on the water with the gear down; causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back.
Narrative: I started the engine of a Searey LSA Amphib; picked up the ATIS; asked for my taxi clearance and requested touch and go in the sealane. I was issued a squawk code and cleared to taxi to the runup area. After runup; I contacted ground and was instructed to contact tower which I did. The Tower cleared me for takeoff; left traffic. I took off made left traffic; and was cleared for the option; sealane south. I prepared for and made a normal approach to landing on the sealane. As I was expecting to touchdown on the water; the airplane flipped over and water came in on me. I removed my harness; pushed the hatch back and swam out. Some men on the side of the sealane asked me if anyone else was in the plane. I told them no. Inadvertently and unintentionally; I did not consult a checklist prior to configuring the aircraft for approach. After the mishap; the aircraft was floating upside down. The landing gear were extended. It is likely I did not raise the landing gear before making a water landing. As a result of this situation; I have resolved to utilize appropriate checklists no matter the simplicity of or my familiarity with any aircraft. It doesn't take that long and the consequences of failure to do so are potentially serious.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.