# Incident 20101211054249I: American Bl A60R, Pembroke Pines, FL, December 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2010, 10:20 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VL9A
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560VL-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Blimp A60R (registry code 3850102, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a60r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN BL A60R
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,425 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101211054249I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/11/10, ON DEPARTURE FOR ROUTINE PART 91 FLIGHT FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (KHW0) AT 1020 EST, THE APU UNIT MOUNTED ON EXTERIOR OF AIRCHIP N560VL, CAUGHT FIRE FOR UNDETERMNED REASONS.  PILOT LANDED IMMEDIATELY AT MOORING SITE WITH NO INJURY, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRSHIP AND BURNED APU UNIT.

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.

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