19990327039909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Buccaneer · Plymouth, FL · March 27, 1999

Date
March 27, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Plymouth, FL
Airport
Orlanda Country Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4284V
Reported as
Amtr Buccaneer
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total180 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On March 27, 1999, Mr. Oscar l. vilches elected to fly his homebuilt vilches Buccaneer ii B2 airplane one time around the traffic pattern at aorlando Country airport, Plymouth, Florida. During take off and at approximateyl 600 feet AGL the engine quit. Mr. Vilches performed an emergency landing approximately 0.5 sm north o fthe airport. The aircraft descended onto some medium size (15-30 feet) pine trees and came to rest approximately five feet above the ground. The aircraft sustained minor damage upon impact with the trees.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 27, 1999, MR. OSCAR L. VILCHES ELECTED TO FLY HIS HOMEBUILT VILCHES BUCCANEER II B2 AIRPLANE ONE TIME AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT AORLANDO COUNTRY AIRPORT, PLYMOUTH, FLORIDA. DURING TAKE OFF AND AT APPROXIMATEYL 600 FEET AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. MR. VILCHES PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 0.5 SM NORTH O FTHE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ONTO SOME MEDIUM SIZE (15-30 FEET) PINE TREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE UPON IMPACT WITH THE TREES.