Piper PA-18-150 N4379Z
27 January 2002 · Eagle Point, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 2002 at about 21:05 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4379Z was involved in an accident near Eagle Point, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagle Point, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4596, -122.6601
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N4379Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shady Cove → Eagle Point
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after takeoff from a private airstrip in the amphibian aircraft, he forgot to retract the landing gear before touching down on the river. The bow of the floats dug into the water and the aircraft nosed over. After the aircraft was recovered, it was noted that the nose wheels on the bow of the floats were broken off. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Middleville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Uriah Strong | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fort Peck, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Clear Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2002 | Rockwell 690A | Crescent Lake, Oregon, United States | Gisler, Patrick M | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28-201T | La Grande, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-28 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-16 | Umpqua, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2002 | Aeronca 7-EC | Flying M Ranch, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |