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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Capella · Charlottecounty, FL · September 19, 2003

Date: September 19, 2003 · 12:06 local
Place: Charlottecounty, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N82536
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA186
Reported as: Amtr Capella
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total12 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N82536Registration cancelled Dec 17, 2003 · South Florida Ultralights CAPELLA CLASSICS/N 495 · Built 1996 Airframe modelSouth Florida Ultralights CAPELLA CLASSIC Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 19, 2003, at 1206 EDT, a Capella classic, amateur experimental aircraft, N82536, registered to william vanderslice, lost engine power. On the emergency landing the aircraft pontoons hit soft sand and cart wheeled the aircraft into a water retention pond in charlotte county, Florida, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of accident. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at charlotte county airport, punta gorda Florida. Pdg

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2003, AT 1206 EDT, A CAPELLA CLASSIC, AMATEUR EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N82536, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM VANDERSLICE, LOST ENGINE POWER. ON THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PONTOONS HIT SOFT SAND AND CART WHEELED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A WATER RETENTION POND IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA. PDG

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA03LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Charlotte, FLThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing resulting in the airplane cart wheeling and subsequent substantial damage.Sep 19, 2003 · Substantial damage