Piper PA-18 N2415P
5 September 2004 · Blaine, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2004 at about 02:20 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2415P, operated by Guy R and Tyler R Glahn, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 02:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blaine, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.9722, -122.7486
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2415P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Guy R and Tyler R Glahn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blaine → Blaine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA04LA183
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action during his student's final approach for a simulated engine out water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the private pilot-rated student was climbing through 400 feet above the water in the float-equipped airplane, the instructor pilot pulled the power to idle and instructed the student to execute a simulated engine-out forced landing on the waters of a bay. The student then established the aircraft in a controlled slip in order to descend to the point at which he wanted to touch down. When the aircraft was about 50 feet above the water, and still in a slip, the instructor, who had just warned the student to watch the airspeed, thought that the aircraft was about to enter a stall. In order to keep the aircraft from entering the stall, the instructor added full power and pushed forward on the control stick. The aircraft then pitched down and impacted the surface of the water in a 30 to 40 degree nose-down attitude. It was the opinion of the student that the aircraft was not about to enter a stall, but that the instructor pilot misinterpreted some light turbulence, and the wing-low attitude created by the slip, as the beginning of a stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Eric A. Swenson | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Jal, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2004 | Piper PA-18 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2004 | Piper PA-18 | Sisters, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2004 | Piper PA-18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2004 | Cessna 150C | Mazama, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Hardin LANCAIR 320 | Chewelah, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Stinson SR-10E | Eliza Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Cessna 150L | La Center, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172E | Raymond, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Menefee RAF VARI-EZE | Bremerton, Washington, United States | Allan E. Martin | Minor injuries | - |