# Incident 20080817844319I: Piper J5A, Wamic, OR, August 17, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2008, 06:20 local time
- Place: Wamic, OR
- Airport: Pine Hollow
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2548° N, 121.2937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PINE HOLLOW (32OR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2548&lon=-121.2937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 1,039 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817844319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM PINE HOLLOW AIR STRIP AND ACHIEVING CRUISE CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.  IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE BEACH OF PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR HE FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER IN THE WATER.  REPORTEDLY AT A VERY SLOW SPEED WITH NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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