What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The above pilot attempted to perform a touch and go maneuver on a gravel bar located on the willamette river 5 miles south of Newberg Oregon. The gravel bar measured 182 yards in length and runs west to east at this location. Intermittent tire tracks on the gravel bar measure 152 yards and end in the river on the east end of the gravel bar. The aircraft was completely submerged in 40' of water. On September 11 the aircraft was removed from the river and inspected. The throttle control and propeller control were both completely forward. The mixture control was out 1" in the lean direction. The fuel selector was in the left tank position. One propeller blade was bent slightly aft and had no rotational damage. The lower engine cowling was damaged from contacting the water. The primary electronic engine instrument unit was retained by the NTSB for data down load.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ABOVE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER ON A GRAVEL BAR LOCATED ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER 5 MILES SOUTH OF NEWBERG OREGON. THE GRAVEL BAR MEASURED 182 YARDS IN LENGTH AND RUNS WEST TO EAST AT THIS LOCATION. INTERMITTENT TIRE TRACKS ON THE GRAVEL BAR MEASURE 152 YARDS AND END IN THE RIVER ON THE EAST END OF THE GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN 40' OF WATER. ON SEPTEMBER 11 THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIVER AND INSPECTED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND PROPELLER CONTROL WERE BOTH COMPLETELY FORWARD. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS OUT 1" IN THE LEAN DIRECTION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT SLIGHTLY AFT AND HAD NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACTING THE WATER. THE PRIMARY ELECTRONIC ENGINE INSTRUMENT UNIT WAS RETAINED BY THE NTSB FOR DATA DOWN LOAD.
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