What happened
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(-23) The pilot reported that he departed from lee on a local flight around 1930 pm EDT with a friend. Rain and thunderstorms moved into the area after they departed, and they remained clear of the weather waiting for it to move out of the area before returning to land. He made two landing attempts on runway 31, but overshot because of rain and wind that was still in the area. During the third landing attempt in night lighting conditions, he noticed that the VASI lights were "all red" while turning base to final over lake harris and realized that he was "low" on the approach. As he completed the turn, "all of the airport lights disappeared" and he realized that he was now below the airport perimeter tree line. He added throttle and pulled back on the yoke to arrest his descent, but the engine didn't respond. At about the same time, the left wing and fuselage impacted the lake and the airplane came to rest upright. The passenger exited the aircraft immediately. The pilot exited a few moments later after getting his shoulder harness off, as water in the cabin rose up to his neck. The pilot and pax were rescued from the water by a boat about 2 1/2 hours later after residents on the lake shore heard them shouting for help.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM LEE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND 1930 PM EDT WITH A FRIEND. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO THE AREA AFTER THEY DEPARTED, AND THEY REMAINED CLEAR OF THE WEATHER WAITING FOR IT TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE RETURNING TO LAND. HE MADE TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS ON RUNWAY 31, BUT OVERSHOT BECAUSE OF RAIN AND WIND THAT WAS STILL IN THE AREA. DURING THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT IN NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, HE NOTICED THAT THE VASI LIGHTS WERE "ALL RED" WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL OVER LAKE HARRIS AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS "LOW" ON THE APPROACH. AS HE COMPLETED THE TURN, "ALL OF THE AIRPORT LIGHTS DISAPPEARED" AND HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOW BELOW THE AIRPORT PERIMETER TREE LINE. HE ADDED THROTTLE AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO ARREST HIS DESCENT, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE LAKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT EXITED A FEW MOMENTS LATER AFTER GETTING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS OFF, AS WATER IN THE CABIN ROSE UP TO HIS NECK. THE PILOT AND PAX WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER BY A BOAT ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS LATER AFTER RESIDENTS ON THE LAKE SHORE HEARD THEM SHOUTING FOR HELP.
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