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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION · Bartow, FL · December 13, 2013

Date: December 13, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place: Bartow, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N91486
Reported as: Ryan Navion
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 571 total551 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N91486Registration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · Ryan NAVIONS/N NAV-4-141 · Built 1946 Airframe modelRyan NAVION Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 13 2013 pilot privacy data omitted flying a Navion N91486 in the local area of Bartow municipal airport (bow). While flying the engine started to lose power running rough the pilot tried to regain the engine power to avail. By this time he was over lake hancock near Bartow municipal airport (bow). The aircraft not able make it back to the airport (bow) the pilot decided to ditch aircraft in lake hancock. Pilot egress the aircraft and pick up by an amphibious aircraft with no injuries and transported back to Bartow municipal airport (bow). Post incidents investigation revealed no substantial damage occurred. In a statement provided by the pilot and meteorological conditions of the day possibly of carburetor icing could have occurred during flight causing the loss of engine power.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 13 2013 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING A NAVION N91486 IN THE LOCAL AREA OF BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BOW). WHILE FLYING THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER RUNNING ROUGH THE PILOT TRIED TO REGAIN THE ENGINE POWER TO AVAIL. BY THIS TIME HE WAS OVER LAKE HANCOCK NEAR BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BOW). THE AIRCRAFT NOT ABLE MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT (BOW) THE PILOT DECIDED TO DITCH AIRCRAFT IN LAKE HANCOCK. PILOT EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT AND PICK UP BY AN AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BOW). POST INCIDENTS INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. IN A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE DAY POSSIBLY OF CARBURETOR ICING COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT CAUSING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.