Ultra light engine fails in overwater operation, glides safely to an off airport landing on beach.

Attributes
ACN	215869
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cre
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cre tracon : bna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 9121 flight time type : 640
ASRS Report	215869
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was returning to grand strand airport from brunswick county airport in southport, nc. I was cruising at 1000 ft approximately 200 ft past the end of the fishing piers, over the ocean. At cherry grove I called the grand strand tower for permission to enter the air traffic area as required by far 103.17. Cherry grove is 7 mi east of the grand strand airport. I was cleared to continue on course (230 degrees) and call 1 mi east of the airport for a left base leg to runway 23. 3 mi east of the airport my engine quit without warning. I was able to glide the aircraft to the water's edge of the beach and make a safe emergency landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ULTRA LIGHT ENG FAILS IN OVERWATER OP, GLIDES SAFELY TO AN OFF ARPT LNDG ON BEACH.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO GRAND STRAND ARPT FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARPT IN SOUTHPORT, NC. I WAS CRUISING AT 1000 FT APPROX 200 FT PAST THE END OF THE FISHING PIERS, OVER THE OCEAN. AT CHERRY GROVE I CALLED THE GRAND STRAND TWR FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER THE ATA AS REQUIRED BY FAR 103.17. CHERRY GROVE IS 7 MI E OF THE GRAND STRAND ARPT. I WAS CLRED TO CONTINUE ON COURSE (230 DEGS) AND CALL 1 MI E OF THE ARPT FOR A L BASE LEG TO RWY 23. 3 MI E OF THE ARPT MY ENG QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE ACFT TO THE WATER'S EDGE OF THE BEACH AND MAKE A SAFE EMER LNDG.

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.