# Accident 20140906018699A: Piper PA-18A 150, Guntersville, AL, September 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3817° N, 86.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3817&lon=-86.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7089B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7089B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140906018699A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/06/2014, PILOT OF A PIPER PA-18A 150 FLOAT PLANE LANDED ON LAKE WITH WHEELS DOWN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO INVERT, PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA14CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA431), Sep 6, 2014: Piper PA-18A-150 (N7089B), Gunthersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear wheels prior to a water landing, resulting in a nose over upon touchdown.

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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