The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.
— NTSB Determination
The certificated, single-engine-land private pilot was in the front seat of the float-equipped PA-18-150, receiving water landing instruction from the flight instructor in the rear seat. The airplane made a water landing with the wheels down, and nosed over. There were no mechanical anomalies noted.
The certificated, single-engine-land private pilot was in the front seat of the float-equipped PA-18-150, receiving water landing instruction from the flight instructor in the rear seat. The airplane made a water landing with the wheels down, and nosed over. There were no mechanical anomalies noted.
The accident on 2006-08-31 involved a Piper PA-18-150, registration N6774B, operated by Adina M. Szewczyk, at White Lake, NY.
The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.
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