# Accident 20100325030469A: Cessna 120, Annapolis, MD, March 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2010, 15:33 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9389° N, 76.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9389&lon=-76.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72560, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,898 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100325030469A

## Narrative

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

AS STATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PIC, HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER SURGE AT 400 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LEE AIRPORT, RUNWAY 30.  AFTER PUMPING THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE CAME BACK BRIEFLY THEN LOST POWER COMPLETELY.  THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND IN THE WATER,AND THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED LONG ENOUGH FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO EXIT AND BE FERRIED TO SHORE BY AN INDIVIDUAL MANNING A RUBBER DINGHY. THIS FLIGHT WAS A FERRY FLIGHT TO BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT (W29) FOR AN OVERDUE ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA189), Mar 25, 2010: Cessna 120 (N72560), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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