# Accident 20020127000569A: Piper PA18150, White City, OR, January 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2002, 12:50 local time
- Place: White City, OR
- Airport: Sutton On Rogue Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4596° N, 122.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4596&lon=-122.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4379Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127000569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JANUARY 27, 2002, ABOUT 1250 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AMPHIBIAN PIPER PA-18-150, N4379Z, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT, NOSED OVER ON THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR EAGLE POINT, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR SHADY COVE, OREGON, A SHORT TIME EARLIER THAT DAY. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE AREA. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT SET-UP FOR A LANDING ON THE ROGUE RIVER. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE BOW OF THE FLOATS DUG INTO THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSE WHEELS ON THE BOW OF THE FLOATS WERE BROKEN OFF. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THEY NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEELS WERE EXTENDED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.                                                                                                                                              (-23) PILOT/OWNER OF AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOME BASE FROM SHADY COVE AIRPORT FOR A JOY RIDE WITH HIS 7 YR. OLD SON. HE LANDED ON THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR EAGLE POINT, OREGON WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS WIPLINE FLOATS. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY HIS SON WHILE LANDING AND FORGOT TO USE HIS LANDING CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT HAD BOTH FRONT LANDING GEAR WHEELS BROKEN OFF AND DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND FLOATS. WATER TEMPERATURE IN RIVER WAS 41 DEGREES F. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PERSON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA032), Jan 27, 2002: Piper PA-18-150 (N4379Z), Eagle Point, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.

## Other reports on N4379Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850407011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407011619A), Apr 7, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N4379Z), Sunnyside, WA, Destroyed. The aircraft hit wires during an emergency landing. Suspect the engine quit due to carb ice. Starter inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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