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ERA25LA131

2025-02-25 · Miami, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TMB

Current FAA registration · N799RX

Make / Model
MALLORY HORTON AQUA-BEE
Year of manufacture
2020 · 5 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20200625
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AADB01

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear-Not used/operated

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA131.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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