What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 22nd 2022, at approximately 1830 eastern time, privacy data omitted, a 1969 bonanza BE35 (single engine), s/n D-8945, was forced to make an emergency landing in the marsh off the coast of Georgia, approximately eight miles from shelmun bluff Georgia. On landing in the water gear up. There was one person on board with no injuries. According to the safety performance analysis system (spas), the aircraft is privacy data omitted of Eagle Neck Georgia. privacy data omitted Was operating the aircraft at the time of the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provision of 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. On October 24, 2022 at approximately 0800 eastern standard time, two FAA inspectors from the atlanta FSDO was dispatched to the scene in order to investigate the cause of the accident. At the direction of the FAA iic, it was requested that the local sea tow operation move the aircraft to a more secure location. The request was granted. Upon arrival to the location the FAA was briefed that aircraft would be moved to the removal location when the tide was not so strong, approximately 1500L. A crane was used to remove the aircraft from the salt water. The gear was lowered with no issue and the aircraft was lowered to the ground with no issue. The FAA inspectors examined the aircraft and took pictures. The detailed examination revealed water damage through out the aircraft, nose landing gear damage and the left vee-tail had damage on the outboard area.
On October 24 the FAA inspectors met the pilot/privacy data omitted at the recovery site to further troubleshoot the cause of the lose of engine power. Based on the review of the maintenance logs and the interview with the pilot the annual was current and due October 2022. A written pilot statement was and received. On October 25 privacy data omitted sumped the fule system and prepped and transported the aircraft to griffin Georgia. The NTSB has decided to tear down the engine to further determine any maintenance issues.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22ND 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EASTERN TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1969 BONANZA BE35 (SINGLE ENGINE), S/N D-8945, WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MARSH OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES FROM SHELMUN BLUFF GEORGIA. ON LANDING IN THE WATER GEAR UP. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (SPAS), THE AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF EAGLE NECK GEORGIA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. ON OCTOBER 24, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, TWO FAA INSPECTORS FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FAA IIC, IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE LOCAL SEA TOW OPERATION MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO A MORE SECURE LOCATION. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE LOCATION THE FAA WAS BRIEFED THAT AIRCRAFT WOULD BE MOVED TO THE REMOVAL LOCATION WHEN THE TIDE WAS NOT SO STRONG, APPROXIMATELY 1500L. A CRANE WAS USED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SALT WATER. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH NO ISSUE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND WITH NO ISSUE. THE FAA INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND TOOK PICTURES. THE DETAILED EXAMINATION REVEALED WATER DAMAGE THROUGH OUT THE AIRCRAFT, NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE AND THE LEFT VEE-TAIL HAD DAMAGE ON THE OUTBOARD AREA.
ON OCTOBER 24 THE FAA INSPECTORS MET THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE RECOVERY SITE TO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT THE CAUSE OF THE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER. BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE LOGS AND THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT THE ANNUAL WAS CURRENT AND DUE OCTOBER 2022. A WRITTEN PILOT STATEMENT WAS AND RECEIVED. ON OCTOBER 25 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUMPED THE FULE SYSTEM AND PREPPED AND TRANSPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TO GRIFFIN GEORGIA. THE NTSB HAS DECIDED TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE TO FURTHER DETERMINE ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
NTSB investigation
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