# Accident 20030312035239A: Piper PA18, Mineral, VA, March 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mineral, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9667° N, 77.7636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9667&lon=-77.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030312035239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING WATER TAXIING WHEN THEY TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWING ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AND COMING TO REST AT SHORELINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA068), Mar 12, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N276T), Mineral, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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