# Incident 20130623018359I: Piper PA-18-150, Dorado, PR, June 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2013, 12:31 local time
- Place: Dorado, PR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4690° N, 66.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorado, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4690&lon=-66.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8991Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 113 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130623018359I

## Narrative

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

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 20030714016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714016359A), Jul 14, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N8991Y), Ely, NV, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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