A C208 lost an engine and had to land off field.

Attributes
ACN	592784
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	592784
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On aug/sat/03, I had an engine failure on a C208 at around XA10 local time at about 5 mi west of ZZZ, us. I was unable to declare an emergency due to the fact I was communicating the situation to another pilot who delivered the information immediately to the proper auths. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: that the aircraft landed in about 3 ft of water just off a beach. There were no injuries and minimal aircraft damage. The reason that the pilot relayed the emergency through another pilot is that he was using a common traffic frequency that he didn't want to leave for traffic reasons.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C208 LOST AN ENG AND HAD TO LAND OFF FIELD.

Narrative: ON AUG/SAT/03, I HAD AN ENG FAILURE ON A C208 AT AROUND XA10 LCL TIME AT ABOUT 5 MI W OF ZZZ, US. I WAS UNABLE TO DECLARE AN EMER DUE TO THE FACT I WAS COMMUNICATING THE SIT TO ANOTHER PLT WHO DELIVERED THE INFO IMMEDIATELY TO THE PROPER AUTHS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THAT THE ACFT LANDED IN ABOUT 3 FT OF WATER JUST OFF A BEACH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL ACFT DAMAGE. THE REASON THAT THE PLT RELAYED THE EMER THROUGH ANOTHER PLT IS THAT HE WAS USING A COMMON TFC FREQUENCY THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE FOR TFC REASONS.

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.