# Accident 20030919026129A: Amtr CAPELLA, Charlottecounty, FL, September 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2003, 12:06 local time
- Place: Charlottecounty, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9739° N, 82.2239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9739&lon=-82.2239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82536, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82536-2003-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: South Florida Ultralights CAPELLA CLASSIC (registry code 05628ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/south-florida-ultralights-capella-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CAPELLA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919026129A

## Narrative

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

(-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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA186), Sep 19, 2003: S. FL. Ultralights Capella Classic (N82536), Port Charlotte, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.