Myth 6: High Wing Airplanes Almost Always Flip Over During Ditchings
The accident record simply doesn’t support this impression. In the 179 accidents we reviewed, only one mentioned flipping over on impact. It was a high wing, fixed-gear single (a Cessna 172). But at least 60 other high wing airplanes ditched and none of the pilots reported flipping over.
Ditching Myths
That's not to say that floatplanes don't flip as they do quite often for a variety of causes. But a properly managed water landing in a floatplane allows you to use the a/c again immediately after
