20161006017949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Joe Salomone SUPER CUB SQ2 · Truckee, CA · October 6, 2016

Date
October 6, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N786AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA010
Reported as
Joe Salomone Super CUB SQ2
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-J2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total357 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

When operating with the main tires in contact with the surface water, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and nosed over in a reservoir.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN OPERATING WITH THE MAIN TIRES IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE WATER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSED OVER IN A RESERVOIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.