Small aircraft loss of power on takeoff. Ditches. Survives.

Attributes
ACN	450478
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2rr.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	450478
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of power, switched tanks boost pump. Called for full power with no response, declared emergency, but realized couldn't reach field. Set up to land on highway. Too many cars, power lines. Elected to put it in water. No injuries, no property damage, except aircraft. Plenty of fuel on board (100LL).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LOSS OF PWR ON TKOF. DITCHES. SURVIVES.

Narrative: LOSS OF PWR, SWITCHED TANKS BOOST PUMP. CALLED FOR FULL PWR WITH NO RESPONSE, DECLARED EMER, BUT REALIZED COULDN'T REACH FIELD. SET UP TO LAND ON HWY. TOO MANY CARS, PWR LINES. ELECTED TO PUT IT IN WATER. NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, EXCEPT ACFT. PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD (100LL).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.