# Accident 20150821014929A: Piper PA-18-150, Labelle, FL, August 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7428° N, 81.4311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7428&lon=-81.4311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821014929A

## Narrative

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

THE FOLLOWING IS A PILOT STATEMENT AS RECEIVED FROM^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AUGUST 21, 2015

PA-18, SUPERCUB, N18LP DEPARTED PAGE FIELD, FT. MYERS, FL AT ABOUT 1345. AFTER SOME MANEUVERING IN THE AREA I FLEW TO LABELLE AIRPORT, X-14.

I ARRIVED AT LABELLE, X-14, ABOUT 1415 AND PROCEEDED TO THE PATTERN. THE PATTERN WAS ENTERED AT 1000 FT. AND A LEFT DOWNWIND WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 14 ON THE GRASS. THE GRASS WAS TALL AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WATER ON THE FIELD.  A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO A LANDING.

ON ROLL OUT, AT IDLE POWER, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, WE ENCOUNTERED A LOW SPOT ON THE RUNWAY WITH ABOUT 3-4 INCHES OF WATER.  WATER SPLASHED UP AND OVER THE WHEELS AND THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT GRASS, MUD AND WATER. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND ENDED UP ON ITS BACK. THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT THE TIME IT TAKES TO READ THIS.

WITH THE TOP OF THE CABIN RESTING IN 3-4 INCHES OF WATER, I RELEASED THE SEAT BELT AND EXITED BY THE LEFT WINDOW. I WAS NOT INJURED AND STARTED THE REPORTING PROCESS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AFTER REVIEWING THE LANDING AREA, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, AND AVAILABLE PHOTOS THE IIC BELIEVES THAT THE EVENTS STATED IN THIS PILOT STATEMENT ARE CORRECT.

## 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 GAA15CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA254), Aug 21, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N18LP), LaBelle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N18LP (1)

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

- [Incident 20090402004679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090402004679I), Apr 2, 2009: Piper PA18150 (N18LP), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 02 April, 2009, at 10/421 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N18LP, serial number 18-5501, operated by [privacy data omitted] was giving flight instruction to…

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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