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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RANSS4 · Sebastian, FL · November 12, 2000

Date: November 12, 2000 · 08:35 local
Place: Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N59TT
Reported as: Amtr RANSS4
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N59TTRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2012 · Tomaszewski Tommy E RANS S-4 COYOTES/N 99280 · Built 2000 Airframe modelTomaszewski Tommy E RANS S-4 COYOTE Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On 11/12/2000, at around 0800 am, the pilot, privacy data omitted experienced about 50% power loss while climbing towards 1500FT. While attempting to return to Sebastian airport, the power dropped to 3500 RPM. Because of the low RPM, the pilot decide to land on the beach of the longport park camp ground located near Sebastian, FL. On approach the pilot nosed over and then pulled up to gather airspeed to avoid hitting a parked vehicle. The aircraft sustained minor damage to it's landing gear and prop. On 11/13/00, telephone message revealed the following: an inspection of the engine revealed that the pistion in the number one cylinder was damaged. This office has acquired the assistance of a Rotax engine tech representative to investigate the engine failure pilot statement attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 11/12/2000, AT AROUND 0800 AM, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED ABOUT 50% POWER LOSS WHILE CLIMBING TOWARDS 1500FT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO SEBASTIAN AIRPORT, THE POWER DROPPED TO 3500 RPM. BECAUSE OF THE LOW RPM, THE PILOT DECIDE TO LAND ON THE BEACH OF THE LONGPORT PARK CAMP GROUND LOCATED NEAR SEBASTIAN, FL. ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOSED OVER AND THEN PULLED UP TO GATHER AIRSPEED TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO IT'S LANDING GEAR AND PROP. ON 11/13/00, TELEPHONE MESSAGE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE PISTION IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED. THIS OFFICE HAS ACQUIRED THE ASSISTANCE OF A ROTAX ENGINE TECH REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE FAILURE PILOT STATEMENT ATTACHED.