ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355798
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 1997 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Great Northern Airlines |
| Registration: | N91855 |
| MSN: | 18-8009017 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KLHD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor (CFI) was providing flight instruction in a float equipped airplane to a student that held a commercial certificate. The student was adding a single-engine seaplane rating to his license. The student was seated in the front seat of the airplane and was performing a simulated forced landing on a remote lake. During the landing approach, about 20 ft above the water, the rate of descent increased to about 300 feet per minute. Both pilots advanced the throttle, but the airplane touched down hard on the water. The airplane received damage to a fuselage longeron at the forward float attach point.
Probable Cause: the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action to correct an approach for a simulated emergency landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's excessive descent rate during the approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA083
History of this aircraft
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| 9 May 1982 | N9180T | Private | 0 | San Carlos, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 15:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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