ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269817
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| Date: | 23-NOV-2021 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aquitaine Hydravions |
| Registration: | F-GNMD |
| MSN: | 18-8209009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Biscarrosse -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Biscarrosse |
| Lake Biscarrosse | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the ninth landing of the day, in the middle of Lake Biscarrosse, the pilot of the float-equipped Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub lost control during the flare. The sinking of the right wing as well as the lack of effectiveness of the ailerons, described by the pilot, suggest that the airplane stalled asymmetrically. The pilot failed to regain control of the aircraft prior to contact with the surface of the water. The floats broke on impact and the aircraft sank rapidly.
Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/landes/landes-un-hydravion-se-crashe-dans-le-lac-de-biscarrosse-2347690.html
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-piper-pa18-registered-f-gnmd-on-23-11-2021-at-biscarosse/
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 Jun 2004 | F-GNMD | 0 | Graissac - 12 | |
sub |
Images:
Photo of F-GNMD courtesy AirHistory.net
Toulouse - Francazal (LFBF)
6 September 2016; (c) T.Laurent
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2021 16:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Nov-2021 16:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2021 18:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2021 18:02 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2022 10:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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