# Accident 20140224001649A: Piper PA-18-150, Lake Wales, FL, February 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8161° N, 81.5797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8161&lon=-81.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9563P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9563P) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES A-2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 27,100 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140224001649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FROM THE NETHERLANDS COMES TO THE U.S EACH SPRING TO PRACTICE IN A PIPER SUPER CUB ON FLOATS AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PRACTICE IN EUROPE. THE PILOT STARTED OUT TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFFS & LANDINGS.

AFTER PERFORMING A GLASSY-WATER TAKE-OFF THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. AT 500' THE PILOT CUT THE POWER, APPLIED CARB HEAT, RAISED THE NOSE, AND TURNED INTO THE WIND (WEST).  NEARING THE WATER, THE PILOT BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF, RAISED THE NOSE, BUT HIT THE WATER WITH TOO MUCH SPEED.  THE LEFT FLOAT INITIALLY CREATED TOO MUCH DRAG, IMERSING THE FLOAT AND DRAGGING THE LEFT WING WITH FORCE INTO THE WATER BREAKING THE WING.  NEXT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING INTO THE WATER AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS FLOATS.  THE PILOT CUT THE ENGINE AND THE MASTER SWITCH AND WAITED, DAZED.  AS NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED, THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IDLE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE BASE.

## 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 ERA14CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA136), Feb 24, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N9563P), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during a water landing, which resulted in the wings contacting the water.

## Other reports on N9563P (1)

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

- [Accident 19780306004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306004949A), Mar 6, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N9563P), Stormville, NY, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 15KTS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.