# Incident 20160322002049I: Whitten Robinson AVENTURA II, Rockledge, FL, March 22, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 22, 2016, 13:55 local time - Place: Rockledge, FL - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.3215° N, 80.7379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockledge, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3215&lon=-80.7379&mi=10 - Aircraft: N709CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CW-2023-07-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Whitten Robinson AVENTURA II (registry code 056286X, https://openairdocs.org/model/whitten-robinson-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WHITTEN ROBINSON AVENTURA II - Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160322002049I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 22 MARCH 2016, AN ADVENTURA II, N709CW, SUFFERED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKE-OFF, DEPARTING ROCKLEDGE AIRPARK, RUNWAY 36 TO ROCKLEDGE AIRPARK HEADING NORTH AS A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1355. I WAS NOTIFIED AT 1445. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GUS HIPP BLVD, ROCKLEDGE, FL, JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON-BOARD, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE ROCKLEDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICER LYNCH AND ROCC OCCURRED AT 1500. THE ROCKLEDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT SECURED THE SCENE, WHICH WAS THE PARKING LOT AT 435 GUS HIPP BLVD ROCKLEDGE, FL. I ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600. THE PILOT MET ME AT THE AIRCRAFT AND PRESENTED HIS PILOT?S CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND DRIVER?S LICENSE. ALL OF WHICH WERE IN ORDER. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR, INTERIOR AND ENGINE AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS INDICATORS. I INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND FOUND A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST: ? THE AIRCRAFT HAD SAT WITH 2 GALLONS OF FUEL, AUTO GAS WITH ETHANOL 10%, SINCE AROUND CHRISTMAS 2015, APPROXIMATELY 75 ? 90 DAYS, ? THE PILOT MITIGATED THAT RISK BY ADDING FUEL ADDITIVE AND 7 GALLONS OF NEW FUEL WITH ETHANOL 10%, ? I REQUESTED A FUEL SAMPLE BUT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEGRATED MEANS FOR SAMPLING, ? THE FUEL LINES ARE BLACK RUBBER AND ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD, PER THE DATE STAMP, AND BEGINNING TO DECAY, PHOTO SHOWS CRACKING ON THE END OF THE LINE. THE PILOT RAN THE ENGINE AFTER THE INCIDENT AND AFTER MY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED FAIRLY EASILY AND RAN SMOOTH; HOWEVER IT FAILED THE INITIAL RUN-UP CHECKS AND INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE A PARTIALLY CLOGGED FUEL LINE OR BOWL AT OR NEAR THE ENGINE. MARCH 30,2016 EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURATOR FUEL BOWL REVEALED RUBBER FUEL LINE DEBIS AND YELLOWED FUEL. ## Other reports on N709CW (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20220723013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723013029A), Jul 23, 2022: Whitten Robinson AVENTURA II (N709CW), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. On July 23, 2022 at approximately 18:54 local time, the pilot of command of [privacy data omitted], a fixed wing single engine experimental amateur built… - [Incident 20171021020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021020179I), Oct 21, 2017: Whitten Robinson AVENTURA II (N709CW), Rockledge, FL, No damage. On 10/21/2017 an aventura 2 made a gear up landing at the Rockledge, Florida airport. When interviewed the pilot stated that while inflight the gear would not… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.