# Incident 19980909035199I: Piper PA18A135, Helena, MT, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Conyonferry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2625A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2625A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909035199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MR. GUNDERSEN STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A MANEUVER IN WHICH GROUND ROLL IS REDUCED FOR A SHORE LANDING.  HE WAS SKIMMING HIS MAIN TIRES ON THE SURFACE OF CANYON FERRY LAKE AS HE APPROACHED THE SHORE IN PREPARATION FOR A FULL STOP LANDING ON A SHORT BEACH.  AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE WHEELS "DUG IN" TO THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD TO A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION.  THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THE PROP TIPS SHATTERED.

## Other reports on N2625A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740705019269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705019269A), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA18A135 (N2625A), Malta, MT, Substantial damage. Gusting to 45K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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