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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Tampa, FL · April 20, 2004

Date: April 20, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1910Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04FA076
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 96 total16 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N1910QRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0310 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed pompano beach airpark (pmp) pompano beach, FL at approximately 9:30 am enroute to Peter o'Knight airport (tpf) Tampa, FL. The pilot reported on tpf UNICOM that he was 6 miles out and was experiencing engine trouble and was requesting emergency landing. The aircraft landed in seddon channel and sank in 16 feet of water with the pilot and a passenger on board. The weather was clear with better than 10 miles visibility and the winds were from the southwest at about 8 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP) POMPANO BEACH, FL AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ENROUTE TO PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT (TPF) TAMPA, FL. THE PILOT REPORTED ON TPF UNICOM THAT HE WAS 6 MILES OUT AND WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE AND WAS REQUESTING EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SEDDON CHANNEL AND SANK IN 16 FEET OF WATER WITH THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH BETTER THAN 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA04FA076Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportTampa, FLImproper maintenance by other maintenance personnel, and the reinstallation of an unserviced magneto during an engine overhaul, which resulted in the magneto malfunctioning, a loss of engine power, and the airplane being ditched into the water.Apr 20, 2004 · Substantial damage