# NTSB Accident LAX99LA098
> **Maule M-7-235** · 1999-02-13 · BOULDER CITY, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA098
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00189
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-13
- **Location:** BOULDER CITY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.98904, -114.810256
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-7-235
- **Registration:** N747CL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to properly position the floatplane landing gear for a water landing and failure to verify the landing gear position resulting in an inadvertent wheels down landing on water.

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