# Incident 19951202043099I: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Ft Pierce, FL, December 2, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N41994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41994-2000-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thew Gary CHALLENGER II (registry code 05626PB, https://openairdocs.org/model/thew-gary-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951202043099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED AFTER DEPARTING FT. PIERCE AIRPORT HE HEADED TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHERE HE PLANNED TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND TAKE OFF. AT APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET ABOVE THE WATER IN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH A SLIGHT ON SLOW DESCENT, A SWELL (WAVE) CONTACTED THE LEFT FLOAT, REMOVING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FLOAT. SUBSEQUENTLY LANDING ON SURFACE OF THE WATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE REMAINED WITH VEHICLE WHILE IT DRIFTED TOWARD THE SHORE. THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER AND SECURED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N41994 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950920038749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920038749I), Sep 20, 1995: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N41994), Boynton Beach, FL, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed on a canal service road. Engine had sheared a shaft.

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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