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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Srevensville, MD · July 20, 2001

Date: July 20, 2001 · 13:30 local
Place: Srevensville, MD
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: N0FM
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9204Z
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total12 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9204ZRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841297 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot had been fluying about 20 min on a local flight, tanks were full at take off. Pilot set up for a power off stall at 2200 ft. about 2 miles south of kent island over eastern bay Maryland. While reducing power to idle he also placed the mixture control to idle cut off. Power was not available while performing the stall recovery which convinced him that he had an engine failure. After several attempts to restart the engine (mixture control remained in the cut off position) the pilot determined that a water landing was his only option. Pilot configured the airplane for a no flap landing in about 4 feet of water. After aircraft came to full stop it floated for about 2 min. Before aircraft settled on the main gear. The pilot waded to shore uninjured and called the FAA and the navy flying club office.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLUYING ABOUT 20 MIN ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, TANKS WERE FULL AT TAKE OFF. PILOT SET UP FOR A POWER OFF STALL AT 2200 FT. ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF KENT ISLAND OVER EASTERN BAY MARYLAND. WHILE REDUCING POWER TO IDLE HE ALSO PLACED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUT OFF. POWER WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHILE PERFORMING THE STALL RECOVERY WHICH CONVINCED HIM THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE (MIXTURE CONTROL REMAINED IN THE CUT OFF POSITION) THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT A WATER LANDING WAS HIS ONLY OPTION. PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR A NO FLAP LANDING IN ABOUT 4 FEET OF WATER. AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO FULL STOP IT FLOATED FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. BEFORE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT WADED TO SHORE UNINJURED AND CALLED THE FAA AND THE NAVY FLYING CLUB OFFICE.

Other reports on N9204Z · 1

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

Incident 20000620021049IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Easton, MD(-23) On 06/20/2000 [privacy data omitted], student pilot, was involved in an incident at Easton airport, Easton, MD. [privacy data omitted] Was acting as pilot in command during his first supervised solo flight, when on his socond landing he lost control…Jun 20, 2000 · Minor damage