Quest KODIAC 100 N856TC

Summary

On 28 July 2020 at about 14:45 local time, a Quest KODIAC 100 registered N856TC, operated by Cly Aviation Llc, was involved in an accident near Hunts Point, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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

28 July 2020 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hunts Point, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Seaplane Scenics Carillon Poin (WA32)

Coordinates

47.6139, -122.2594

Aircraft

Quest KODIAC 100

Registration

N856TC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Cly Aviation Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA243

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear during a water landing, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly use a prelanding checklist.

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 plane departed from a lake to a local airfield to refuel. After refueling, he departed the airport but neglected to retract the landing gear and he flew back to the same lake. During the touchdown, the float plane nosed over, and the engine truss was substantially damaged. The pilot added that he would modify his takeoff and prelanding checklist procedure to better verify the configuration of the landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.