What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stalled at 300 ft. he added power, but engine did not respond. He planned to do a short field landing and take off. He had been out over the gulf doing commercial manuevers and had done one stop and go. He called tower said engine failed. His response at 300 ft. when he saw slow airspeed was to add power. He continued to pull back on the yoke to avoid going in to the water.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STALLED AT 300 FT. HE ADDED POWER, BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE PLANNED TO DO A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND TAKE OFF. HE HAD BEEN OUT OVER THE GULF DOING COMMERCIAL MANUEVERS AND HAD DONE ONE STOP AND GO. HE CALLED TOWER SAID ENGINE FAILED. HIS RESPONSE AT 300 FT. WHEN HE SAW SLOW AIRSPEED WAS TO ADD POWER. HE CONTINUED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE TO AVOID GOING IN TO THE WATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.