| Crash location | 38.468334°N, 114.402778°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Needles, CA
34.848060°N, 114.614131°W 250.4 miles away |
| Tail number | N2224 |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 24 Nov 2012 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA18 |
| Additional details: | None |
The certified flight instructor (CFI) was providing instruction to the airline transport pilot in a float-equipped airplane. During the CFI’s demonstration of a water landing, the airplane impacted the water’s surface misaligned with the intended landing path. A postaccident examination revealed that the airframe was substantially damaged during the hard landing.
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.