Piper PA18 N2224

Summary

On 24 November 2012 at about 16:20 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N2224, operated by Sheble Aviation and Flight School, was involved in an accident near Needles, California, 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.

Date

24 November 2012 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Needles, California, United States

Coordinates

34.7806, -114.5890

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N2224

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sheble Aviation and Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bullhead City → Bullhead City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA055

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor, while demonstrating a water landing to the pilot receiving instruction, did not maintain proper alignment with the landing surface, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was providing instruction to the airline transport pilot in a float-equipped airplane. During the flight instructor’s demonstration of a water landing, the airplane was misaligned with the intended landing path when it impacted the water’s surface. A postaccident examination revealed that the airframe was substantially damaged during the resultant hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.