Aviat A1B N990HP

Summary

On 15 May 2020 at about 23:45 local time, a Aviat A1B registered N990HP was involved in an accident near Guntersville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 May 2020 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Guntersville, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

34.5547, -86.1231

Aircraft

Aviat A1B

Registration

N990HP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guntersville → Huntsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA187

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's landing gear wheels prior to a 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 float equipped airplane reported that while landing on the water, he experienced a very hard, violent landing with a nose down pitch attitude and the airplane nosed over. He further reported that, prior to the landing on the water, he had previously departed a land-based airport and while on final approach to the lake for landing, he was distracted by a boat in the area and did not verify that the landing gear was retracted for a water landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and right-wing lift struts. The pilot also reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.