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FAA incident report · Amtraa Babyaced · Miami, FL · March 19, 1994

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Date
March 19, 1994 · 10:45 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N460
Reported as
Amtraa Babyaced
Reported engine
Continental A80*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,356 total2 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot departed opf about 10:25 EST on VFR personal flight. Was performing power on stall at about 1500 ft. pitch attitude 20 degree or more when engine quit. Engine stopped turning due to very light ut. Composite. Propeller--no electric starter installed and diving did not turn propeller. Area below everglades - landed on dike (top width about 1 or 2 ft. wider than landing gear). Started to roll off side just before stopping. Prop hit bush and broke prop. Pilot radioed and reached another airplane who called USCG coast guard picked up in helo. Owner and pilot returned to site later in day. Put on different prop. Flew back to opf. No damage other than prop. Owner and pilot agreed that design of airplane puts carburetor well above fuel pick-up in tank with high pitch attitudes. No engine driven or electric fuel pump installed. Engine has insufficient suction to draw fuel in extended period of high pitch attitude flight. Airplane is amature built. No certification standard. No action required or taken.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED OPF ABOUT 10:25 EST ON VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT.WAS PERFORMING POWER ON STALL AT ABOUT 1500 FT. PITCH ATTITUDE 20 DEGREE OR MORE WHEN ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE STOPPED TURNING DUE TO VERY LIGHT UT. COMPOSITE. PROPELLER--NO ELECTRIC STARTER INSTALLED AND DIVING DID NOT TURN PROPELLER. AREA BELOW EVERGLADES - LANDED ON DIKE (TOP WIDTH ABOUT 1 OR 2 FT. WIDER THAN LANDING GEAR). STARTED TO ROLL OFF SIDE JUST BEFORE STOPPING. PROP HIT BUSH AND BROKE PROP. PILOT RADIOED AND REACHED ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHO CALLED USCG COAST GUARD PICKED UP IN HELO. OWNER AND PILOT RETURNED TO SITE LATER IN DAY. PUT ON DIFFERENT PROP. FLEW BACK TO OPF. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN PROP. OWNER AND PILOT AGREED THAT DESIGN OF AIRPLANE PUTS CARBURETOR WELL ABOVE FUEL PICK-UP IN TANK WITH HIGH PITCH ATTITUDES. NO ENGINE DRIVEN OR ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT SUCTION TO DRAW FUEL IN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE FLIGHT. AIRPLANE IS AMATURE BUILT. NO CERTIFICATION STANDARD. NO ACTION REQUIRED OR TAKEN.