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FAA incident report · Amtr EUROPA XS · Puntagorda, FL · December 1, 2001

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Date
December 1, 2001 · 10:05 local
Place
Puntagorda, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N121XS
Reported as
Amtr Europaxs
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX914
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,920 total50 in this make and model
N121XSRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2007 · Armstrong B B/Armstrong S P EUROPA XSS/N A121MG · Built 2001Airframe modelArmstrong B B/Armstrong S P EUROPA XSEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) The PIC, bruce barnes armstrong had taken off from the charlotte county airport (punta gorda-pgd) at 09:40 on sat. 12/01/01. Accompanying the PIC was a friend von e. thayer. They were flying around the charlotte harbor and were enroute back to the airport at 1,300 feet when the engine quit. The PIC was unsuccessful in an attempt to restart the engine, and realizing that he couldn't make the airport, he elected to make an emergency landing in a vacant field. With the mono wheel landing gear retracted, he landed in a field off of del prado resulting in one blade of the 3 bladed composite prop. Breaking off and some minor belly scratches. It is noted that this particular lg in the retracted postion has the single main wheel extended approximately 3 inches and the outriggers are retracted. Neither occupant was injured and walked away from the aircraft. This aircraft started it's flight with a full tank (17 gals) of automotive gasoline. The engine is a 4 cycle powerplant with a normal fuel consumption of 5 gals./hr - fuel on board landing was between 14-15 gals. The aircraft was taken back to the owners hanger at the charlotte county airport. The accident was investigated on site by the sheriff's department.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC, BRUCE BARNES ARMSTRONG HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PUNTA GORDA-PGD) AT 09:40 ON SAT. 12/01/01. ACCOMPANYING THE PIC WAS A FRIEND VON E. THAYER. THEY WERE FLYING AROUND THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND WERE ENROUTE BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT 1,300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PIC WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND REALIZING THAT HE COULDN'T MAKE THE AIRPORT, HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD. WITH THE MONO WHEEL LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, HE LANDED IN A FIELD OFF OF DEL PRADO RESULTING IN ONE BLADE OF THE 3 BLADED COMPOSITE PROP. BREAKING OFF AND SOME MINOR BELLY SCRATCHES. IT IS NOTED THAT THIS PARTICULAR LG IN THE RETRACTED POSTION HAS THE SINGLE MAIN WHEEL EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES AND THE OUTRIGGERS ARE RETRACTED. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT STARTED IT'S FLIGHT WITH A FULL TANK (17 GALS) OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE. THE ENGINE IS A 4 CYCLE POWERPLANT WITH A NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION OF 5 GALS./HR - FUEL ON BOARD LANDING WAS BETWEEN 14-15 GALS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE OWNERS HANGER AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED ON SITE BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.