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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Leesburg, FL · March 7, 2021

Date
March 7, 2021 · 08:35 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N60257
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total800 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

03/07/2021 N60257 was operating from hwo to lee. At 1327Z pilot contacted lee tower and reported 8.6 miles south of lee airport and was instructed to report 3 mile final for straight in approach to runway 3. At 1331Z N60257 notified lee tower of engine power lost 3 miles south of runway 3.

At 1332Z pilot advised lee tower he would land in lake harris. Pilot swam to shore with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

03/07/2021 N60257 WAS OPERATING FROM HWO TO LEE. AT 1327Z PILOT CONTACTED LEE TOWER AND REPORTED 8.6 MILES SOUTH OF LEE AIRPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT 3 MILE FINAL FOR STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3. AT 1331Z N60257 NOTIFIED LEE TOWER OF ENGINE POWER LOST 3 MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 3.

AT 1332Z PILOT ADVISED LEE TOWER HE WOULD LAND IN LAKE HARRIS. PILOT SWAM TO SHORE WITH NO INJURIES.