# Accident 20100724051629A: Cessna 180J, Davant, LA, July 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2010, 10:45 local time
- Place: Davant, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6428° N, 89.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6428&lon=-89.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7812K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7812K-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,818 total, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724051629A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT TRAINING WHILE ATTEMPTING WATER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED QUICKLY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 CEN10LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA427), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 180 (N7812K), Davant, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper application of the flight controls and throttle during landing, which resulted in a nose over and subsequent inverted immersion in the water. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N7812K (1)

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

- [Incident 19810317023329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317023329I), Mar 17, 1981: Cessna 180J (N7812K), Galliano, LA, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Pilot landed in cane field. Found portions of the air filter lodged in the carburetor venturi.

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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