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FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Pembroke Pines, FL · November 6, 2000

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Date
November 6, 2000 · 19:49 local
Place
Pembroke Pines, FL
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BY8S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N125MF
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total420 in this make and model193 in the last 90 days
N125MFRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2004 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10016 · Built 1995Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot in command reported smoke in the cockpit - landed near /0B/ at highway U.S. 27 and Pines boulevard-a/c caught fire, two (2) soles on board-no injuries were reported (hh report). Pilot and student said they departed hollywood/north perry airport (hwo) to train in the practice area over the pumping station that is north west of (hwo) airport. After training for a short period of time, both smelled something burning which smelled like plastic. The pilot decided to return to (hwo) airport, but, lost power in the aircraft, and was forced to land on U.S. 27 on the south bound lane. Both the pilot and the student reported that they heard what sounded like a back fire coming from the engine just prior to touch down on U.S. 27. They landed safely, but the engine burst into flames shortly after touch down. The pilot and student pushed the aircraft clear off the highway and the fire department, which was approximately 1/2 mile away, came and extinguised the fire. There were no injuries or fatalities. The engine was completely destroyed and the engine compartment and cowl sustained some minor damage. The engine mounts, which are part of the airframe, were not damaged. This is clas sified as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT - LANDED NEAR /0B/ AT HIGHWAY U.S. 27 AND PINES BOULEVARD-A/C CAUGHT FIRE, TWO (2) SOLES ON BOARD-NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED (HH REPORT). PILOT AND STUDENT SAID THEY DEPARTED HOLLYWOOD/NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) TO TRAIN IN THE PRACTICE AREA OVER THE PUMPING STATION THAT IS NORTH WEST OF (HWO) AIRPORT. AFTER TRAINING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BOTH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHICH SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO (HWO) AIRPORT, BUT, LOST POWER IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON U.S. 27 ON THE SOUTH BOUND LANE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACK FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN ON U.S. 27. THEY LANDED SAFELY, BUT THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT AND STUDENT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AWAY, CAME AND EXTINGUISED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COWL SUSTAINED SOME MINOR DAMAGE. THE ENGINE MOUNTS, WHICH ARE PART OF THE AIRFRAME, WERE NOT DAMAGED. THIS IS CLAS SIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.