Originally Posted by
Maoraigh1
Question: Would it be safer to ditch in water just off the beach??
(This is an accident scenario that could happen to me.)
Beach .my former aeroclub was located besides the sea and we all got good ditching briefings .
2 main reasons : help will come faster and if tidal , the hard sand ahead of the seawater line may ( emphasis on may ) prevent a nose over which is almost a certainty in water , even in very shallow water as we see here . Soft sand might work especially if you have a retractable gear and can store the prop horizontal. the gear will probably rip off but you are likely to survive and even if you flip over you will not drown .