# Accident 20060831020199A: Piper PA18150, Forestport, NY, August 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2006, 19:53 local time
- Place: Forestport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5500° N, 75.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-75.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6774B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6774B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831020199A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA217), Aug 31, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N6774B), White Lake, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.

## Other reports on N6774B (1)

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

- [Accident 20110102000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110102000139A), Jan 2, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N6774B), Shoshoni, WY, Substantial damage. At about 200 feet AGL the engine quit. An emergency landing in difficult snow covered terrain was made resulting in substantial damage.

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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