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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bubel John A CONDOR 2 · FL · April 30, 1995

Date: April 30, 1995 · 13:10 local
Place: FL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3794B
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA95LA124

N3794BRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2003 · Bubel John A CONDOR 2S/N 622130 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBubel John A CONDOR 2 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-16) A/c an experimental ultralight; after a preflight was performed by the pilot, airplane departed from homestead general airport ultralight operating area, on runway 09 at 1300 lc time. A touch & go and full stop landing was intended. The touch and go was performed and on the next crosswind leg while still climbing at approx 200 feet the engine failed, forcing a landing in a grove to the NE of the airport. Pilot maneuvered plane for landing oon a small road in middle of the grove and upon landing, the right wing hit a tree turning plane over on the nose, causing damage to wing and fuselage. Pilot held student pilot license while carrying a passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) A/C AN EXPERIMENTAL ULTRALIGHT; AFTER A PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT ULTRALIGHT OPERATING AREA, ON RUNWAY 09 AT 1300 LC TIME. A TOUCH & GO AND FULL STOP LANDING WAS INTENDED. THE TOUCH AND GO WAS PERFORMED AND ON THE NEXT CROSSWIND LEG WHILE STILL CLIMBING AT APPROX 200 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED, FORCING A LANDING IN A GROVE TO THE NE OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT MANEUVERED PLANE FOR LANDING OON A SMALL ROAD IN MIDDLE OF THE GROVE AND UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE TURNING PLANE OVER ON THE NOSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WING AND FUSELAGE. PILOT HELD STUDENT PILOT LICENSE WHILE CARRYING A PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA95LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHomestead, FLLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Apr 30, 1995 · Substantial damage