# Incident 20170204016829I: Baker Ed EB-35, Port Gibson, MS, February 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Port Gibson, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9558° N, 90.9834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Gibson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9558&lon=-90.9834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17EB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baker ED EB-35 (registry code 056288Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-ed-eb-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAKER ED EB-35
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290-D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170204016829I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM AN AIRPORT IN UTICA, MS HEADED TO AN ISLAND NORTH OF GRAND GULF NUCLEAR PLANT. HE ARRIVED AROUND12:50 CST.  HE CIRCLED A SAND BAR WEST OF MIDDLE GROUND ISLAND SETTING UP FOR A LANDING. AFTER CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE SAND BAR HE LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND TOOK BACK OFF. AFTER TAKING BACK OFF HE CIRCLED AROUND TO LAND FROM THE SOUTH.  HE GOT LOW ENOUGH TO TOUCH THE TIRES DOWN IN THE WATER.  AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE TIRES SANK IN THE WATERE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE NOSE OF THE PLANE DIP OVER IN THE WATER AT WHICK TIME THE CURRENT CONTINUED TO CARRY THE AIRCRAFT ON IT'S BACK.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FREE HISSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AN WADE OVER TO THE SAND BAR. THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE BOTTOM PREVENTING MOVEMENT.

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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