What happened
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(-23) Mr. Brown departed angwin, CA. VFR and picked up a IFR clearance into Napa, CA. He requested and received a clearance to fly the localizer approach to runway 36L. When Mr. Brown reported he had the airport in sight, Napa tower told him he was high and to execute the published missed approach. On the published missed approach for runway 36L at Napa, the Mr. Brown reported experienced a slow loss of power to oakland center, then reported the engine had failed and then reported the engine had started again. At 10:16 zulu, the pilot reported the engine had failed again and he was going to land in the water. The aircraft sank in shallow part of san pablo bay near the town of Napa, CA. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained a bruise to the forehead.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. BROWN DEPARTED ANGWIN, CA. VFR AND PICKED UP A IFR CLEARANCE INTO NAPA, CA. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO FLY THE LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36L. WHEN MR. BROWN REPORTED HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, NAPA TOWER TOLD HIM HE WAS HIGH AND TO EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH. ON THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 36L AT NAPA, THE MR. BROWN REPORTED EXPERIENCED A SLOW LOSS OF POWER TO OAKLAND CENTER, THEN REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND THEN REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD STARTED AGAIN. AT 10:16 ZULU, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AGAIN AND HE WAS GOING TO LAND IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN SHALLOW PART OF SAN PABLO BAY NEAR THE TOWN OF NAPA, CA. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO THE FOREHEAD.
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