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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr BUCCANEER II · Neenah, WI · August 22, 2006

Date: August 22, 2006 · 19:40 local
Place: Neenah, WI
Airport: Brennand Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3298B
Reported as: Amtr Buccaneerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total20 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N3298BRegistered now · Van Deleygraaf Keith A BUCCANEER IIS/N 001 Airframe modelVan Deleygraaf Keith A BUCCANEER II Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft N3298B departed 79C at approximately 1940 CDT. The pilot in command was flight instructor privacy data omitted. On the climb out at about 250 ft AGL the pilots heard a bang and the engine completely lost power. They glided to a stop in a bean field. There were no injuries. There was no damage to the airframe. A bracket on the engine broke off. This caused the chain of events to cause the engine to fail. Our investigation revealed that a bracket broke off the engine, which hit the propeller and caused the tip of the propeller to break off. Then due to the vibration, it caused the engine to fail.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N3298B DEPARTED 79C AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 CDT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA O^. ON THE CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 250 FT AGL THE PILOTS HEARD A BANG AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THEY GLIDED TO A STOP IN A BEAN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. A BRACKET ON THE ENGINE BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BRACKET BROKE OFF THE ENGINE, WHICH HIT THE PROPELLER AND CAUSED THE TIP OF THE PROPELLER TO BREAK OFF. THEN DUE TO THE VIBRATION, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.