Kade AVENTURA II N86KD

Summary

On 16 July 2020 at about 14:50 local time, a Kade AVENTURA II registered N86KD was involved in an accident near Astor, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2020 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Astor, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Lake (NONE)

Coordinates

29.1050, -81.4914

Aircraft

Kade AVENTURA II

Registration

N86KD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Astor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA257

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane’s landing gear prior to the water landing, which resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the amphibious airplane departed from a land-based airport with hard surfaced runway. After conducting some local sightseeing, he prepared to land on a nearby lake. As the airplane settled onto the water it nosed over.  The pilot and passenger egressed the airplane and sustained minor injuries, and the fuselage of the airplane was substantially damaged. Following the accident, the pilot noticed that the airplane’s landing gear was in the extended position. He then realized that he had failed to retract the landing gear after departure from the hard surface runway, and inadvertently had left them extended for the water landing. He further described that he allowed his conversation during the sightseeing portion of the flight to distract him from correctly configuring the landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.