<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1447783, May 2017

The pilot of an amphibious aircraft reported landing on water with the landing gear extended; resulting in damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	1447783
Time
Date	201705
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Seaplane or Amphibian
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 155 Flight Crew Total 30000 Flight Crew Type 32
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Departed on runway 36; and retracted the landing gear. Had previously advised the tower I intended water operations on [nearby] lake (approx 6 nm northwest of ZZZ). Flew directly to the south end of the lake to inspect landing area; and made a lh traffic pattern over the intended landing site. While on downwind I (inappropriately) extended the gear as I would have for a land landing; and confirmed gear position via mechanical indicators and electric gear position indicators. Normal approach and at touch down an immediate pitch forward due to extended landing gear. Aircraft came to rest slightly past vertical in the water. I exited the aircraft without difficulty; and as it continued to rotate to inverted; climbed aboard a float and waited for assistance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilot of an amphibious aircraft reported landing on water with the landing gear extended; resulting in damage to the aircraft.

Narrative: Departed on runway 36; and retracted the landing gear. Had previously advised the tower I intended water operations on [nearby] lake (approx 6 nm NW of ZZZ). Flew directly to the South end of the lake to inspect landing area; and made a LH traffic pattern over the intended landing site. While on downwind I (inappropriately) extended the gear as I would have for a land landing; and confirmed gear position via mechanical indicators and electric gear position indicators. Normal approach and at touch down an immediate pitch forward due to extended landing gear. Aircraft came to rest slightly past vertical in the water. I exited the aircraft without difficulty; and as it continued to rotate to inverted; climbed aboard a float and waited for assistance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.