Cessna 180 N7812K

Summary

On 24 July 2010 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7812K, operated by Southern Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Davant, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 2010 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Davant, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.6428, -89.8203

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N7812K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Southern Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belle Chase → Belle Chase

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA427

1 person died.

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 flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight instructor was preparing another pilot for an add-on rating in a seaplane. The pilot receiving instruction was flying the airplane and making a water landing to a bayou. The instructor had his hands in front of the control yoke to prevent the nose from going forward when the seaplane touched down. The seaplane touched down on the water slightly nose forward and flat and decelerated rapidly. Neither the instructor nor the pilot used a gentle back pressure on the elevator control to compensate for the tendency for the nose to drop, and they did not close the throttle in order to maintain the touchdown attitude until the seaplane came off the step (settled into a plowing attitude in the water). The instructor stated that he could not remember if the control yoke hit his hands but that he applied aft pressure on the control yoke as the seaplane flipped over slowly and became inverted and partially submerged. Postaccident examination of the seaplane revealed no preimpact mechanical failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.