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FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Agness, OR · June 10, 2023

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Date
June 10, 2023 · 14:45 local
Place
Agness, OR
Airport
None
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1778C
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA224
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total60 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N1778CRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 2024 · Cessna 180S/N 30478Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed bandon with the intention of landing on a gravel bar on the rogue river near Agness, Oregon that they frequently flew to. Flew down the coast and turned in land north of gold beach. Flew up the rogue river towards Agness. Estimated winds to be from the west at approximately 10-15 mph. Saw friends fishing off their boat on the river. Changed plans and decided to land on a gravel bar near their boat. Flew a couple of "inspection" passes over the bar. Set up to land into the wind facing down river. Chose to touch the mains down (29" bushwheels) on the water slightly before the gravel to avoid a bounce. As soon as mains touched the water, the slow ground speed (due to the headwind) and the drag from the water was obvious. Applied full power and up elevator. Tail started to rise and the drag casued the nose to drop and the propeller to enter the water, followed by the spinner. The aircraft then continued its forward "roll" and ended up inverted in about 2-3 feet of water. No injuries and no fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED BANDON WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR ON THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR AGNESS, OREGON THAT THEY FREQUENTLY FLEW TO. FLEW DOWN THE COAST AND TURNED IN LAND NORTH OF GOLD BEACH. FLEW UP THE ROGUE RIVER TOWARDS AGNESS. ESTIMATED WINDS TO BE FROM THE WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. SAW FRIENDS FISHING OFF THEIR BOAT ON THE RIVER. CHANGED PLANS AND DECIDED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR THEIR BOAT. FLEW A COUPLE OF "INSPECTION" PASSES OVER THE BAR. SET UP TO LAND INTO THE WIND FACING DOWN RIVER. CHOSE TO TOUCH THE MAINS DOWN (29" BUSHWHEELS) ON THE WATER SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE GRAVEL TO AVOID A BOUNCE. AS SOON AS MAINS TOUCHED THE WATER, THE SLOW GROUND SPEED (DUE TO THE HEADWIND) AND THE DRAG FROM THE WATER WAS OBVIOUS. APPLIED FULL POWER AND UP ELEVATOR. TAIL STARTED TO RISE AND THE DRAG CASUED THE NOSE TO DROP AND THE PROPELLER TO ENTER THE WATER, FOLLOWED BY THE SPINNER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED ITS FORWARD "ROLL" AND ENDED UP INVERTED IN ABOUT 2-3 FEET OF WATER. NO INJURIES AND NO FATALITIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAgness, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and decision to touch down on the surface of the water, resulting in a nose over.Jun 10, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1778C · 1

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

Incident 19960627022939IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kennewick, WANarrative: while taxiing from fuel pumps back to hangar at close to sunset, aircraft ran into a car which had inadvertently parked on taxiway. Minor damage to airplane & car. No injuries.Jun 27, 1996 · Minor damage