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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Dorado, PR · June 23, 2013

Date: June 23, 2013 · 12:31 local
Place: Dorado, PR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8991Y
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 397 total113 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N8991YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7409133 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to the pilot statement of events, his engine failed while performing a banner towing mission at 500' MSL over water near the northen coast of puerto rico. His choice was to land on a nearby beach. When he notice several people on the plannerd landing spot, he decided to land (ditch) right on the water just by the coastline. The aircraft touched the water surface and flipped over upside down resting over a coral reef of less than four feet deep with minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT OF EVENTS, HIS ENGINE FAILED WHILE PERFORMING A BANNER TOWING MISSION AT 500' MSL OVER WATER NEAR THE NORTHEN COAST OF PUERTO RICO. HIS CHOICE WAS TO LAND ON A NEARBY BEACH. WHEN HE NOTICE SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE PLANNERD LANDING SPOT, HE DECIDED TO LAND (DITCH) RIGHT ON THE WATER JUST BY THE COASTLINE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE WATER SURFACE AND FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN RESTING OVER A CORAL REEF OF LESS THAN FOUR FEET DEEP WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N8991Y · 1

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

Accident 20030714016359ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ely, NV(-23) While conducting an off airport landing to a dirt road for training with the department of agricultural, wildlife services, the aircraft touched down on a three point landing and then airborne again approximately one foot off the ground. The aircraft…Jul 14, 2003 · Substantial damage