What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approx 1530 on 12/23/12, a CE-172P, N5404K, s/n 17274096, reported a loss of engine power at 1500 ft MSL while conducting aerial survey of hurricane sandy ravaged areas while in straight and level cruise flight. An emergency was declared with mcguire approach control, and after regaining power then subsequently losing power again, landed on the beach with the main gears impacting the sand and the nose wheel off the ground. During rollout, the left main gear struck a cinder block, which caused the nose gear to come down prematurely, and ultimately impacted the sand, causing the aircraft to flip on its back. A subsequent inspection of the aircraft did not reveal a reason for the lost power.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROX 1530 ON 12/23/12, A CE-172P, N5404K, S/N 17274096, REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 1500 FT MSL WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVEY OF HURRICANE SANDY RAVAGED AREAS WHILE IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH MCGUIRE APPROACH CONTROL, AND AFTER REGAINING POWER THEN SUBSEQUENTLY LOSING POWER AGAIN, LANDED ON THE BEACH WITH THE MAIN GEARS IMPACTING THE SAND AND THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND. DURING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A CINDER BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COME DOWN PREMATURELY, AND ULTIMATELY IMPACTED THE SAND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL A REASON FOR THE LOST POWER.
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