# Incident 20151101022689I: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW, Orlando, FL, November 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2015, 10:25 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW (registry code 056321O, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-doo-ajdovscina-virus-sw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA VIRUS SW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151101022689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING APPROX. 1500' AGL AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT, PILOT RE-STARTED ENGINE AND IT QUIT AGAIN. PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING ENGINE TO RE-START AND DECLARED A MAYDAY. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN SHALLOW LAKE ON ABANDONED GOLF COURSE IN ABOUT 1'-2' FT OF WATER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

THERE WAS APPROX. 5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMOVED FROM FUEL TANK ON SCENE AND WINGS WERE REMOVED SO AIRCRAFT CAN BE TRANSPORTED TO SFB ON TRAILER. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ENGINE WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY UNTIL GROUND WIRE FOR IGNITION LEADS WAS CLEANED.  ENGINE BEING BROUGHT TO ROTAX ENGINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N345M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170311001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170311001239A), Mar 11, 2017: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW (N345M), Okmulgee, OK, Substantial damage. On March 11, 2017, at about 0810 central standard time, a glider-Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina, Virus Sw, N345M, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14…

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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