# Accident 20230610010769A: Cessna 180, Agness, OR, June 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2023, 14:45 local time
- Place: Agness, OR
- Airport: None
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4895° N, 124.2094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4895&lon=-124.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1778C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778C-2024-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 60 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230610010769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA224), Jun 10, 2023: Cessna 180 (N1778C), Agness, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and decision to touch down on the surface of the water, resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N1778C (1)

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

- [Incident 19960627022939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627022939I), Jun 27, 1996: Cessna 180 (N1778C), Kennewick, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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