Javron PA-12 REPLICA N360WC

Summary

On 4 February 2024 at about 18:30 local time, a Javron PA-12 REPLICA registered N360WC was involved in an accident near Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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

4 February 2024 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8224, -93.0077

Aircraft

Javron PA-12 REPLICA

Registration

N360WC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2023

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis, MN → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA109

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear on his amphibious airplane before landing on water.

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The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane on the water and that after he conducted his before landing “GUMP” checklist he extended the landing gear on his amphibious airplane in error. Following the water landing, the airplane came to rest inverted in the river and sustained substantial damage to both wings and the windscreen. The pilot 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.