# Accident 19980813020669A: Amtr PULSAR, Fort Pierce, FL, August 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1998, 11:22 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4406° N, 80.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4406&lon=-80.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701JL-1998-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lesemann Jack J PULSAR XP (registry code 05603PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lesemann-jack-j-pulsar-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,020 total, 85 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813020669A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, ACFT STRUCK A GUIDELINE.(.4) ON AUGUST 13, 1998, ABOUT 1122 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LESEMANN PULSAR XP EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N701JL, OPERATING AS A 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, CRASHED ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MARSH HARBOR, BAHAMAS, 2 HOURS 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT 1,000 FEET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT START. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT TO CLEAR HIGH VOLTAGE LINES AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING TO A ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE TO A HOUSE.                            THE AIRPLANE PITCHED NOSE DOWN, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN, AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL. (-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY AIRPORT N710JL AN AMATEUR BUILT PULSAR AIRCRAFT, LOST POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND MR. JACK LESEMANN ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WAS INSUFFICENT ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND THEN WIRES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA224), Aug 13, 1998: Lesemann Pulsar XP (N701JL), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management during a cross country flight which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the approach for landing and subsequent in-flight collision with wires and…

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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