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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2025 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Icon A5 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N459BA |
| MSN: | 00070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 281 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 iSc2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Center Hill Lake near Smithville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smithville, TN (0A5) |
| Smithville, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After fueling the airplane at a nearby airport, the pilot was returning to his home lake to perform a water landing. During the landing, the landing gear were still configured in the extended position. The landing gear contacted the water and the airplane nosed down into the water. The airplane subsequently submerged in the water and sank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that the landing gear had no abnormalities that prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing in water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the manufacturer's provided checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA25LA135
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N459BA
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N459BA/history/20250225/2142Z/0A3/L%2036.03246%20-85.81228
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2025 22:35 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Apr-2025 20:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Jul-2025 11:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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