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FAA accident report · Amtr AVENTURA II · Hope, ME · September 10, 2005

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Date
September 10, 2005 · 16:10 local
Place
Hope, ME
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9138W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD05CA134
Reported as
Amtr Aventuraii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9138WRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2007 · Lamont Walter JR AVENTURA IIS/N AP2A0089 · Built 2001Airframe modelLamont Walter JR AVENTURA IIEngine 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) Inspector talked with the pilot privacy data omitted he is recovering at home currently. He reports that he has two compressed vertebrae (10&11) and a bruised liver (possibly from the control stick). I asked what took place on Saturday. He responded he spun into the water. I asked him about the fuel and mechanical issues and the pilot privacy data omitted replied there was no mechanical or engine problem with the airplane. Inspector asked him to describe the flight. He said he departed belfast airport. Me about 1555 hrs flew to fish pond (Hope, ME). On the first landing he picked out a small cove. He began his approach from a left down wind and turned final about 200 ft. it was windy and that's why he picked the small cove. A gust of wind pushed the aircraft down below the hills, he added full power and pulled up on the controls. His airspeed he reported was 55 KTS when the aircraft stalled and began to spin as he hit the water at a flat attitude. This took place about 1610 hrs. Friends turned of the blt and brought the aircraft to his residence. The aircraft is reported totaled. The fiberglass hull suffered multiple fractures and cracks. The brace supporting the engine to the win g is bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSPECTOR TALKED WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE IS RECOVERING AT HOME CURRENTLY. HE REPORTS THAT HE HAS TWO COMPRESSED VERTEBRAE (10&11) AND A BRUISED LIVER (POSSIBLY FROM THE CONTROL STICK). I ASKED WHAT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY. HE RESPONDED HE SPUN INTO THE WATER. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE FUEL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ REPLIED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL OR ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. INSPECTOR ASKED HIM TO DESCRIBE THE FLIGHT. HE SAID HE DEPARTED BELFAST AIRPORT. ME ABOUT 1555 HRS FLEW TO FISH POND (HOPE, ME). ON THE FIRST LANDING HE PICKED OUT A SMALL COVE. HE BEGAN HIS APPROACH FROM A LEFT DOWN WIND AND TURNED FINAL ABOUT 200 FT. IT WAS WINDY AND THAT'S WHY HE PICKED THE SMALL COVE. A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BELOW THE HILLS, HE ADDED FULL POWER AND PULLED UP ON THE CONTROLS. HIS AIRSPEED HE REPORTED WAS 55 KTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND BEGAN TO SPIN AS HE HIT THE WATER AT A FLAT ATTITUDE. THIS TOOK PLACE ABOUT 1610 HRS. FRIENDS TURNED OF THE BLT AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE AIRCRAFT IS REPORTED TOTALED. THE FIBERGLASS HULL SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND CRACKS. THE BRACE SUPPORTING THE ENGINE TO THE WIN G IS BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD05CA134Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportHope, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with water. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.Sep 10, 2005 · Substantial damage