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FAA incident report · Cessna STC172 · Ocean City, NJ · August 2, 1996

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Date
August 2, 1996 · 13:45 local
Place
Ocean City, NJ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6772A
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total300 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
N6772ARegistration cancelled Nov 14, 1996 · Cessna 172S/N 28872Airframe modelCessna 172

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 2, 1996 at approximately 1345 hours, a Cessna CE-172, N6772A, piloted by jeffrey k. singer, a commercial pilot, experienced some difficulties while towing a banner along the new jersey coast. Off of Ocean City, NJ the engine quit and the pilot ditched the aircraft in the Ocean with the banner attached. The pilot, sole occupant exited the aircraft and started to swim to shore, he was met by lifeguards who escorted him to the beach. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed for this local flight. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft received only minor damage. However, during aircraft recovery by a local salvage ship the aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that he filled the aircraft with fuel before departing the cross keys airport, cross keys, NJ (17N). He said that he flew for approximately 1.5 hours on his right tank then switched to his left tank. The engine quit at approximately 300 feet above the water and before he could re-start the engine the aircraft impacted the water, he exited the aircraft and swam to shore at the 46th street beach in Ocean beach, NJ. The pilot in his written statement stated there was a possibility that he may have set the transfer system up incorrectly. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 2, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-172, N6772A, PILOTED BY JEFFREY K. SINGER, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE TOWING A BANNER ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST. OFF OF OCEAN CITY, NJ THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OCEAN WITH THE BANNER ATTACHED. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED TO SWIM TO SHORE, HE WAS MET BY LIFEGUARDS WHO ESCORTED HIM TO THE BEACH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. HOWEVER, DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY BY A LOCAL SALVAGE SHIP THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FILLED THE AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL BEFORE DEPARTING THE CROSS KEYS AIRPORT, CROSS KEYS, NJ (17N). HE SAID THAT HE FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS ON HIS RIGHT TANK THEN SWITCHED TO HIS LEFT TANK. THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE WATER AND BEFORE HE COULD RE-START THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO SHORE AT THE 46TH STREET BEACH IN OCEAN BEACH, NJ. THE PILOT IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT HE MAY HAVE SET THE TRANSFER SYSTEM UP INCORRECTLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.