# Incident 20011201037009I: Amtr EUROPAXS, Puntagorda, FL, December 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2001, 10:05 local time
- Place: Puntagorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121XS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121XS-2007-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Armstrong B B/Armstrong S P EUROPA XS (registry code 05606WH, https://openairdocs.org/model/armstrong-b-b-armstrong-s-p-europa-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPAXS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,920 total, 50 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201037009I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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