# Incident 20170818020699I: Piper PA-18, Carry Falls, NY, August 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2017, 19:00 local time
- Place: Carry Falls, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1473C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1473C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 350 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818020699I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON THE BEACH AT CARRY FALLS RESERVOIR, NY, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SAND BAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LEFT WING, LEFT WING LIFT STRUT AND RUDDER.

## Other reports on N1473C (2)

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

- [Accident 19831124058539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124058539A), Nov 24, 1983: Piper PA18 (N1473C), Great Pond, ME, Substantial damage. Aircraft contacted ground and stopped upright when pilot was on a deer spotting flight.
- [Accident 19740519013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013869A), May 19, 1974: Piper PA18 (N1473C), Winslow, ME, Substantial damage

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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