What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot in command(PIC) was flying along the beach headed north and the engine RPM dropped severely. He pushed nose down, set the throttle to maximum and turned on the second fuel pump. Noted no change in RPM and glanced at the oil pressure and it was above 50 PSI. PIC checked to make sure the wheels were up and prepared to land in the water along the beach. The engine
RPM increased a little about that time and he then turned around the corner of stump pass. The engine RPM dropped again and PIC rounded out on top of some rough water. The hull skipped once and then a larger wave caught the nose and he came to a stop. The engine was still idling so I hit the right rudder and nosed up onto the sand beach.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND(PIC) WAS FLYING ALONG THE BEACH HEADED NORTH AND THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED SEVERELY. HE PUSHED NOSE DOWN, SET THE THROTTLE TO MAXIMUM AND TURNED ON THE SECOND FUEL PUMP. NOTED NO CHANGE IN RPM AND GLANCED AT THE OIL PRESSURE AND IT WAS ABOVE 50 PSI. PIC CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE WHEELS WERE UP AND PREPARED TO LAND IN THE WATER ALONG THE BEACH. THE ENGINE
RPM INCREASED A LITTLE ABOUT THAT TIME AND HE THEN TURNED AROUND THE CORNER OF STUMP PASS. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AGAIN AND PIC ROUNDED OUT ON TOP OF SOME ROUGH WATER. THE HULL SKIPPED ONCE AND THEN A LARGER WAVE CAUGHT THE NOSE AND HE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING SO I HIT THE RIGHT RUDDER AND NOSED UP ONTO THE SAND BEACH.
NTSB investigation
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