Piper J3 cub pilot during a water landing strikes the right wing and the aircraft submerges.

Attributes
ACN	698568
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : old.airport
State Reference	ME
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	698568
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Leaving from the old town seaplane base in river; I was on my way to medway; me. The winds were calm in the river and I planned to depart to north. At about 600-800 ft; I realized I left my cell phone at the FBO. I turned the aircraft back around and was lined up the bend in the river. While maneuvering the aircraft away from the bend in river; right float touched the water then dragged the wingtip down resulting in submerging the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER J3 CUB PLT DURING A WATER LNDG STRIKES THE R WING AND THE ACFT SUBMERGES.

Narrative: LEAVING FROM THE OLD TOWN SEAPLANE BASE IN RIVER; I WAS ON MY WAY TO MEDWAY; ME. THE WINDS WERE CALM IN THE RIVER AND I PLANNED TO DEPART TO N. AT ABOUT 600-800 FT; I REALIZED I LEFT MY CELL PHONE AT THE FBO. I TURNED THE ACFT BACK AROUND AND WAS LINED UP THE BEND IN THE RIVER. WHILE MANEUVERING THE ACFT AWAY FROM THE BEND IN RIVER; R FLOAT TOUCHED THE WATER THEN DRAGGED THE WINGTIP DOWN RESULTING IN SUBMERGING THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.