If you've been reading our news columns or watching the national news, you're probably aware we had another beach landing in Florida earlier this week. It was Pitts that went into the water off Sarasota's Siesta Key. No injuries, but the airplane is probably toast. Recall that in late July, just as AirVenture was starting, a Cherokee made an engine-out landing off the beach in Venice, Florida, my home airport. Sadly, a 36-year-old man, an Army NCO, and his nine-year-old daughter were killed when they were struck by the aircraft.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/beach-landings-one-more-time