What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that prior to flight he completed a preflight, as well as the required checklists with run-ups. The pilot proceeded with take as normal. At approximately 500 ft and 65 knots IAS, the pilot noticed a decrease in airspeed with no additional flight parameter changes. The pilot reported a loss of engine power with no obivouse cause or indication. As the aircraft decreased below 60 knots IAS the pilot put the aircraft in a nose down attitude to avoid stalling. The pilot was unable to make the full turn to return to the runway and lined up for a water landing due to the area around the airport being congested. The aircraft impacted with the ice on top of the creek, causing substantial damage to the wings, and firewall. The pilot was rescued by Maryland dnr. The aircraft then sunk and was later recovered. Witness reported seeing black smoke and hearing a sputtering noise from the aircraft immediately before the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO FLIGHT HE COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT, AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED CHECKLISTS WITH RUN-UPS. THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH TAKE AS NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AND 65 KNOTS IAS, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED WITH NO ADDITIONAL FLIGHT PARAMETER CHANGES. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO OBIVOUSE CAUSE OR INDICATION. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECREASED BELOW 60 KNOTS IAS THE PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO AVOID STALLING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE FULL TURN TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY AND LINED UP FOR A WATER LANDING DUE TO THE AREA AROUND THE AIRPORT BEING CONGESTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH THE ICE ON TOP OF THE CREEK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AND FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS RESCUED BY MARYLAND DNR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUNK AND WAS LATER RECOVERED. WITNESS REPORTED SEEING BLACK SMOKE AND HEARING A SPUTTERING NOISE FROM THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.