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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Naples, FL · January 30, 2008

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Date
January 30, 2008 · 16:19 local
Place
Naples, FL
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N89708
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
689 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N89708Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2015 · Cessna 152S/N 15282834 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Shortly before starting his approach, during a flight from st. petersburg, FL (pie) to Naples, FL (apf) the pilot advised the apf tower controller that he was losing engine power and was descending rapidly. In order to avoid hitting persons on the beach, the pilot elected to ditch it in the water. The aircraft was ditched close to the beach area and came to rest inverted. The owner recovered the aircraft with the help of a wrecker causing post impact damage to the aircraft. Based on the witnesses that observed the aircraft recovery and the examination of the aircraft in the hangar at apf, it has been determined that it only sustained minor damage during the impact with the water. Based on the fact that the pilot was able to control the aircraft during the emergency ditching there is no evidence to suggest structural or flight controls failure or malfunctions. One of the propeller blades was bent straight backwards about 30 degrees, the other slightly backward and showed no indication of engine power at the time of impact. The examination of the engine revealed that it had compression, but ignition could not be tested due to water. There was no evidence of fuel in the aircraft fuel system from the tank to the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY BEFORE STARTING HIS APPROACH, DURING A FLIGHT FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FL (PIE) TO NAPLES, FL (APF) THE PILOT ADVISED THE APF TOWER CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS LOSING ENGINE POWER AND WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING PERSONS ON THE BEACH, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DITCH IT IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED CLOSE TO THE BEACH AREA AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE OWNER RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE HELP OF A WRECKER CAUSING POST IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BASED ON THE WITNESSES THAT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AND THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR AT APF, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE IMPACT WITH THE WATER. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EMERGENCY DITCHING THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST STRUCTURAL OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONS. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT STRAIGHT BACKWARDS ABOUT 30 DEGREES, THE OTHER SLIGHTLY BACKWARD AND SHOWED NO INDICATION OF ENGINE POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT IT HAD COMPRESSION, BUT IGNITION COULD NOT BE TESTED DUE TO WATER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE TANK TO THE CARBURETOR.

Other reports on N89708 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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