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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Forestport, NY · August 31, 2006

Date: August 31, 2006 · 19:53 local
Place: Forestport, NY
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6774B
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06CA217
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6774BRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-5007 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 8/31/2006 flight instructor was providing seaplane training to another pilot when during a water landing on white lake, NY, the aircraft made a normal approach followed by one hard bounce off the water. The aircraft flipped forward onto its back and filled with water. Both pilots escaped, one with minor injury. After recovering aircraft it was found that wheels were in down position for a landing on land.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 8/31/2006 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PROVIDING SEAPLANE TRAINING TO ANOTHER PILOT WHEN DURING A WATER LANDING ON WHITE LAKE, NY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH FOLLOWED BY ONE HARD BOUNCE OFF THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD ONTO ITS BACK AND FILLED WITH WATER. BOTH PILOTS ESCAPED, ONE WITH MINOR INJURY. AFTER RECOVERING AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEELS WERE IN DOWN POSITION FOR A LANDING ON LAND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC06CA217Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWhite Lake, NYThe flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.Aug 31, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6774B · 1

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

Accident 20110102000139ACruise/Level Flight · Shoshoni, WYAt about 200 feet AGL the engine quit. An emergency landing in difficult snow covered terrain was made resulting in substantial damage.Jan 2, 2011 · Substantial damage