# Incident 20020524018979I: Ayres S2C, Edgewater, MD, May 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Edgewater, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524018979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT WERE RETURNING TO BASE AFTER AN AEROBATIC INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PITTS S2C EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BEYOND GLIDING DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT. THE CFI DECIDED THAT A WATER LANDING WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION CONSIDERING THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUNK IN 15 FEET OF WATER AND WAS LATER RECOVERED, THE OCCUPANTS SWAM TO A NEARBY BOAT AND WERE UNINJURED.

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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