PA18 float plane landed on lake with gear extended; flipped over and sank with minimal damage.

Attributes
ACN	709349
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1nk7.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-18/19 Super Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	709349
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The aircraft involved is an amphibious super cub. While landing on white lake; during a training flight; the landing gear remained in the 'down' position. Upon contacting the water; the aircraft flipped over its nose and sank. After removing the aircraft from the water; it was determined that the aircraft was not substantially damaged during the landing incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA18 FLOAT PLANE LANDED ON LAKE WITH GEAR EXTENDED; FLIPPED OVER AND SANK WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE.

Narrative: THE ACFT INVOLVED IS AN AMPHIBIOUS SUPER CUB. WHILE LNDG ON WHITE LAKE; DURING A TRAINING FLT; THE LNDG GEAR REMAINED IN THE 'DOWN' POS. UPON CONTACTING THE WATER; THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ITS NOSE AND SANK. AFTER REMOVING THE ACFT FROM THE WATER; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LNDG INCIDENT.

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.