# Incident 20220909009359I: Pa-18 SUPERCUB, Mccarthy, AK, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MGWA
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2791P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2791P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PA-18 SUPERCUB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,850 total, 225 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909009359I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT COMPLETED AN AERIAL INSPECTION OF A COMMONLY USED GRAVEL LANDING STRIP AND OBSERVED SOME AREAS WITH STANDING WATER. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND IN A DRIER LOOKING PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AND PLAN TO ROLL THROUGH THE WATER.  THE PILOT INCORRECTLY ASSESSED THAT HIS SOFT-FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE WOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE TIME AND DISTANCE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO THE SHALLOW WATER THE TIRES HYDROPLANED AND THEN BROKE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. POST INCIDENT ANALYSIS SHOWED THE WATER TO BE APPROXIMATELY 5” DEEP.  ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT HAD 35” BUSHWHEELS, THE DRAG IN THE WATER QUICKLY DECELERATED THE AIRPLANE WHICH LIFTED THE TAIL, AND SLOWLY PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE ONLY PERCEIVED DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER. ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED UNDAMAGED.

## Other reports on N2791P (3)

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

- [Accident 20200407003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200407003829A), Apr 7, 2020: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Sylvester Glaci, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states that she had intended to land on the glacier with one passenger. Decided to perform a go-around and applied power while turning into what she…
- [Accident 20161013021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161013021859A), Oct 13, 2016: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. On landing rollout at the picnic table strip on the knik glacier the aircraft hit a depression. The tail came up and the PIC lost lateral control. She then…
- [Accident 20151221020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151221020179A), Dec 21, 2015: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed Girdwood Airport (aqv) to the south. Pilot stated they were at 3000 ft AGL approx 10 miles from Girdwood when the engine quit producing…

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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