20050213001959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper L4 · February 13, 2005

Date: February 13, 2005 · 14:30 local
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2168G
Reported as: Piper L4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total4 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N2168GRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2006 · Piper/Gilpatrick Robert J L4S/N 01RS · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper/Gilpatrick Robert J L4 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N2186G departed dqn @10:00 am on 2/13/2005 enroute to rdu. While enroute at 1200'MSL over/or near liberty county, pilot stated the engine quit. Pilot stated, "I immediately checked the mags, rocked the wings, and looked for a landing area. I decided the road had trees too close to it and elected to turn 90 degrees away from road and land in the swamp. The aircraft touched down @ 30MPH, skidding over the water, turned over and came to a rest upside down in the water." The pilot stated he took the ELT out of aircraft to expose the portable antenna. He called 911 and stated the problem. The united states coast guard arrived on scene to extricate the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N2186G DEPARTED DQN @10:00 AM ON 2/13/2005 ENROUTE TO RDU. WHILE ENROUTE AT 1200'MSL OVER/OR NEAR LIBERTY COUNTY, PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT STATED, "I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE MAGS, ROCKED THE WINGS, AND LOOKED FOR A LANDING AREA. I DECIDED THE ROAD HAD TREES TOO CLOSE TO IT AND ELECTED TO TURN 90 DEGREES AWAY FROM ROAD AND LAND IN THE SWAMP. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN @ 30MPH, SKIDDING OVER THE WATER, TURNED OVER AND CAME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER." THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK THE ELT OUT OF AIRCRAFT TO EXPOSE THE PORTABLE ANTENNA. HE CALLED 911 AND STATED THE PROBLEM. THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ARRIVED ON SCENE TO EXTRICATE THE PILOT.