What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot departed lantana airport enroute Pompano Beach, while at 500' over ocean, right engine went to red line (RPM) pilot added power to left engine pulled back power to right engine to keep RPM below red line. He determined that he would not be able to clear buildings with power from left engine only. He then decided to ditch. He picked a spot near a boat and ditched the aircraft and was picked up by the boat. The aircraft sank in aprx. 70 feet of water 3/4 mile off shore. After the aircraft was recovered. No determination could be made as to the nature of the engine problem as described by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED LANTANA AIRPORT ENROUTE POMPANO BEACH, WHILE AT 500' OVER OCEAN, RIGHT ENGINE WENT TO RED LINE (RPM) PILOT ADDED POWER TO LEFT ENGINE PULLED BACK POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE TO KEEP RPM BELOW RED LINE. HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR BUILDINGS WITH POWER FROM LEFT ENGINE ONLY. HE THEN DECIDED TO DITCH. HE PICKED A SPOT NEAR A BOAT AND DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PICKED UP BY THE BOAT. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN APRX. 70 FEET OF WATER 3/4 MILE OFF SHORE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT.
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