# Incident 20050213001959I: Piper L4, February 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2168G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168G-2006-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Gilpatrick Robert J L4 (registry code 7100523, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-gilpatrick-robert-j-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050213001959I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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