# Incident 20010720016129I: Piper PA28161, Srevensville, MD, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Srevensville, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N0FM
- Aircraft: N9204Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204Z-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720016129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20000620021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620021049I), Jun 20, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N9204Z), Easton, MD, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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