What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 24, 2023, at approximately 1630 local time, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Cessna 185F sea plane, was attempting to perform a water landing near st mary’s county airport (2W6) when the engine lost power. The pilot in command (PIC), who was receiving a check ride from a certified flight instructor (CFI), handed the controls over to the CFI. The aircraft made a forced landing into a corn field near leonard town Maryland, coming to a full stop in the inverted position. An inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage. The PIC and CFI sustained no injuries. At that time the FAA and the Maryland state police were notified.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 24, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 185F SEA PLANE, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A WATER LANDING NEAR ST MARY’S COUNTY AIRPORT (2W6) WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), WHO WAS RECEIVING A CHECK RIDE FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), HANDED THE CONTROLS OVER TO THE CFI. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A CORN FIELD NEAR LEONARD TOWN MARYLAND, COMING TO A FULL STOP IN THE INVERTED POSITION. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC AND CFI SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THAT TIME THE FAA AND THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.