# Incident 20111008022299I: Knab Peter A BREEZY RLU-1, Lehighton, PA, October 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8055E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8055E-2014-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knab Peter A BREEZY RLU-1 (registry code 05650C5, https://openairdocs.org/model/knab-peter-a-breezy-rlu-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KNAB PETER A BREEZY RLU-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111008022299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT 1000' WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED.  HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE ATTEMPT TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND AND DECIDED THE RIVER WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER, IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED SO HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OK AND DRAG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SHORE.

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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