# Accident 19990811011739A: Amtr AVENTURAII, Rockledge, FL, August 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Airport: Rockledge Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3108° N, 80.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3108&lon=-80.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303SQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303SQ-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sky Quest AVENTURA II (registry code 05605H0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sky-quest-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811011739A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ON AIRPORT PROPERTY UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE OTHER POB HAS SERIOUS INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)AN EYEWITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKEOFF AND ATTAIN AN ALTITU DE OF 20 TO 25 FEET. HE CHARACTERIZED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE AS 'SLUGGISH', IN THAT THE RATE OF CLIMB AND FORWARD AIRSPEED APPEARED SLOWER THAN HE'S SEEN FROM THESE SAME TYPE AIRPLANES MANY TIMES BEFORE. THE LEFT WINGTIP GRAZED THE HANGAR HE WAS WATCHING FROM, AND IMPACTED THE ROOF LINE OF THE NEXT DOOR TWO-STORY BUILDING. THE FLAPS APPEARED FULL DOWN WHEN THE AIRPLANE FLEW PAST HIS POSITION. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION, AND THAT NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE COULD BE DETECTED.  POSTCRASH ANALYSIS OF THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS 42 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF LIMIT, WITH ZERO FUEL. HAD THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANK BEEN TOPPED OFF, THE OVER GROSS WEIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN 150 POUNDS.                                                                                                                             (-23) ON AUGUST 11, 1999 AT 0937, AN AMATUER-BUILT AIRPLANNE (AVENTURA), N303SQ PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE A/C GAINED A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 30 FEET. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED, THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ROCKLEDGE AIRPORT AT 0936 EST.

## 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 MIA99LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA223), Aug 11, 1999: Arnet Pereyra Aero Aventura II (N303SQ), Rockledge, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain directional control during his attempted takeoff due to his exceeding the airplane's gross weight limit for takeoff and the resultant inflight collision with a building.

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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