NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA25LA131
Registry · N799RX
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
HORTON MALLORY M
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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