Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE N799RX

Summary

On 25 February 2025 at about 20:30 local time, a Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE registered N799RX was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. One person was 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

25 February 2025 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Exec (TMB)

Coordinates

25.9133, -80.2751

Aircraft

Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE

Registration

N799RX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA131

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of the local test flight of the experimental amateur-built amphibious airplane, the pilot arrived back in the airport traffic pattern for landing. After receiving clearance to land, he arrived over the runway, reduced power and flared for landing, realizing that he had not extended the landing gear when he heard the hull contact the runway. The airplane skidded to a stop resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage/hull. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.