What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 23, 1995, N5233R departed tamiami (tmb) airport with full fuel. The pilot flew to opalaka airport (opf) and shot a couple of landings and proceeded toward the beach. The pilot was flying at about 1000 feet along the beach and noticed a drop in engine RPM. The pilot turned the aircraft west and came across Biscayne Bay. He tried carburetor heat, got a decrease in RPM and put carb. Heat back to full in the mixture was full rich at all times. The engine RPM decayed to 1400 RPM and the aircraft could not maintain altitude. The pilot decided to land the aircraft in Biscayne Bay. An uneventful landing was made with all four persons on board escaping without injury. Investigation revealed the mixture cable to the carburetor was not rigged properly not allowing the mixture to go to full rich, making the engine run with a lean mixture. Further investigation is taking place concerning the carburetor rigging.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 23, 1995, N5233R DEPARTED TAMIAMI (TMB) AIRPORT WITH FULL FUEL. THE PILOT FLEW TO OPALAKA AIRPORT (OPF) AND SHOT A COUPLE OF LANDINGS AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE BEACH. THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ALONG THE BEACH AND NOTICED A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT WEST AND CAME ACROSS BISCAYNE BAY. HE TRIED CARBURETOR HEAT, GOT A DECREASE IN RPM AND PUT CARB. HEAT BACK TO FULL IN THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH AT ALL TIMES. THE ENGINE RPM DECAYED TO 1400 RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN BISCAYNE BAY. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH ALL FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD ESCAPING WITHOUT INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MIXTURE CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR WAS NOT RIGGED PROPERLY NOT ALLOWING THE MIXTURE TO GO TO FULL RICH, MAKING THE ENGINE RUN WITH A LEAN MIXTURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE CONCERNING THE CARBURETOR RIGGING.