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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr LOEHLE5151 · Mulberry, FL · March 17, 2006

Date: March 17, 2006 · 09:00 local
Place: Mulberry, FL
Airport: South Lakeland Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N151RG
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06LA066
Reported as: Amtr LOEHLE5151
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,150 total2 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N151RGRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2008 · Loehle P5151S/N 5151-14087785 Airframe modelLoehle P5151

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What happened

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(-23) Lost power on takeoff, landed hard and broke wings and landing gear off. Fuselage broken behind cockpit. Aircraft registered as amateur built, no airworthiness certificate issued yet. Inspection of engine at repair facility revealed faulty fuel plumbing, improper installation of fuel supply lines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF, LANDED HARD AND BROKE WINGS AND LANDING GEAR OFF. FUSELAGE BROKEN BEHIND COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT REGISTERED AS AMATEUR BUILT, NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ISSUED YET. INSPECTION OF ENGINE AT REPAIR FACILITY REVEALED FAULTY FUEL PLUMBING, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL SUPPLY LINES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA06LA066Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeland, FLThe pilot's delay in initiating landing flare during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of correct venting of the carburetor float bowl.Mar 17, 2006 · Substantial damage