Could have been MUCH worse though...
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=122416
Date: 14-MAY-2011
Time: ~17:00 LT
Type:
Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair
Operator: private
Registration: OO-TMM
C/n / msn: CD-1050
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Minor
Location: Sangatte (Calais) - France
Phase:
Nature: Private
Departure airport: EGMD Lydd
Destination airport: EBKT Kortrijk
Narrative:
Engine went rough during crossing of the English Channel, pilot could just make the beach.
Both occupants escaped unhurt.