Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS N999XX

Summary

On 18 August 2025 at about 13:21 local time, a Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS registered N999XX was involved in an accident near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 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

18 August 2025 at 13:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Portsmouth Intl At Pease (PSM)

Coordinates

43.0681, -70.8153

Aircraft

Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS

Registration

N999XX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Middleton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA318

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was attempting to land on a hard surface runway in his amphibious airplane when he got distracted and failed to use the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear. The pilot subsequently landed on the hull resulting in substantial damage to the composite structure. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.