# Incident 19951010036679I: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Fort Pierce, FL, October 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1995, 17:53 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcharrelson Investments BUCCANEER II (registry code 05601LV, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcharrelson-investments-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010036679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED 10-6-95 BY J.L. MURPHY (DAR-38-FS-SO) AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHEN INSPECTOR CASADO AND I ARRIVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED SO THAT WE COULD OBSERVE THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE CABLES FROM THE RUDDER CONTROL HORN TO THE WATER RUDDER HAD BEEN REMOVED BUT IT WAS DEMONSTRATED HOW THE WATER RUDDER CABLES BECAME TANGLED IN THE TAIL WHEEL CONTROL HORNS. WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL WAS EXTENDED THE TAIL WHEEL WAS DEFLECTED 90 DEGREES FROM THE TRAIL POSITION. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN CAUSING A GROUND LOOP. ONLY ONE MAIN WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AND NO PART OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N234HM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181029021749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029021749I), Oct 29, 2018: Mcharrelson Investments Inc BUCCANEER II (N234HM), Trevor, WI, Minor damage. While attempting a water landing, amphibious aircraft hull broke open at previous repair location. Aircraft hull filled with water and the aircraft sank.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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