What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Original written statement from the pilot of the Cessna 182Q (N6550F) banner tow aircraft that crashed off manhatten beach, Brooklyn, new york on July 4, 2004: towing second banner of the day from (N12) to (fok) along the shore I made it just past sandy hook on my way to coney island shore the engine started running rough. I lost 100' of altitude from 400', then I released the banner, pushed prop, throttle, mixture full forward, pulled the carb heat. It was still not getting full power. I was on both on the fuel selector. I switched from left to right then back to both, squaked 7700 called vfk told them I intended to land in their airspace. I was headed to floyd bennet field but was losing altitude quickly, and put it in the water. Nypd showed up very quickly. Picked up by jet ski and delivered to the police boat. Additional information regarding the crash of a Cessna 182Q (N6550F) banner tow aircraft off manhattan beach, Brooklyn new york on July 4, 2004 was given to me by the pilot at 0800 local, July 5, 2004 at the federal park police marine unit base in rockaway, new york. John p. russo FAA iic: jonathon shockley, pilot.. "I was at 400 feet by coney island when the enginestarted running rough, the aircraft was shaking. Engine oil temperature was rising, oil pressure was dropping. Called the company frequency, discussed the problem. Dropped the banner at 300 feet, went thru the checklist. Looked for a clear spot, hit the water, aircraft flipped over. Scrambled out onto the wing, picked up by a man on a jet-ski and taken to the park police motor launch. We went back to the aircraft, secured a line around the tail and towed the plane to the park police marine unit base." End.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ORIGINAL WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 182Q (N6550F) BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED OFF MANHATTEN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ON JULY 4, 2004: TOWING SECOND BANNER OF THE DAY FROM (N12) TO (FOK) ALONG THE SHORE I MADE IT JUST PAST SANDY HOOK ON MY WAY TO CONEY ISLAND SHORE THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I LOST 100' OF ALTITUDE FROM 400', THEN I RELEASED THE BANNER, PUSHED PROP, THROTTLE, MIXTURE FULL FORWARD, PULLED THE CARB HEAT. IT WAS STILL NOT GETTING FULL POWER. I WAS ON BOTH ON THE FUEL SELECTOR. I SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THEN BACK TO BOTH, SQUAKED 7700 CALLED VFK TOLD THEM I INTENDED TO LAND IN THEIR AIRSPACE. I WAS HEADED TO FLOYD BENNET FIELD BUT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE QUICKLY, AND PUT IT IN THE WATER. NYPD SHOWED UP VERY QUICKLY. PICKED UP BY JET SKI AND DELIVERED TO THE POLICE BOAT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CRASH OF A CESSNA 182Q (N6550F) BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT OFF MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN NEW YORK ON JULY 4, 2004 WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE PILOT AT 0800 LOCAL, JULY 5, 2004 AT THE FEDERAL PARK POLICE MARINE UNIT BASE IN ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK. JOHN P. RUSSO FAA IIC: JONATHON SHOCKLEY, PILOT.. "I WAS AT 400 FEET BY CONEY ISLAND WHEN THE ENGINESTARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHAKING. ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RISING, OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. CALLED THE COMPANY FREQUENCY, DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM. DROPPED THE BANNER AT 300 FEET, WENT THRU THE CHECKLIST. LOOKED FOR A CLEAR SPOT, HIT THE WATER, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. SCRAMBLED OUT ONTO THE WING, PICKED UP BY A MAN ON A JET-SKI AND TAKEN TO THE PARK POLICE MOTOR LAUNCH. WE WENT BACK TO THE AIRCRAFT, SECURED A LINE AROUND THE TAIL AND TOWED THE PLANE TO THE PARK POLICE MARINE UNIT BASE." END.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.