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FAA incident report · AVENTURA II · Veria, FL · June 14, 2016

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Date
June 14, 2016 · 09:00 local
Place
Veria, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3699R
Reported as
Aventura II
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,668 total3,000 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days
N3699RRegistration cancelled May 18, 2024 · Ricardo Alvarez AVENTURA IIS/N A2000171 · Built 2015Airframe modelRicardo Alvarez AVENTURA IIEngine modelRotax 912 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On June 16 2016 N3669R flying from clearwater Florida (clw) to rockledge FL (21FA) approximately 3 miles west of destination rockledge FL (21FA) airport .the aircraft experience a loss of engine power which resulted in and off airport landing in farm pasture /flooded field .

Aircraft privacy data omitted (sport pilot) and contracted CFI took off from clearwater Florida (clw) airport about 0900 to transition aircraft to summer storage since the aircraft owner is a part-time Florida resident. The flight was uneventful cruising about 1,500? To 2,000? Feet MSL all the way to rockledge. Approximately 3 mile away from landing the engine experience loss of power and quit operating .at the time of engine loss aircraft privacy data omitted sport pilot was at the controls until the contracted CFI asked for the controls and he landed the aircraft in the farm pasture semi flooded field . The aircraft received minor damage to right hand wing float during the off airport landing.

FAA inspector iic inspected the aircraft in the field and found no notable defects and then back at rockledge FL (21FA) airport no defect noted during visual inspection of the aircraft. Awaiting engine investigation by local Rotax engine service technician to determine final cause engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 16 2016 N3669R FLYING FROM CLEARWATER FLORIDA (CLW) TO ROCKLEDGE FL (21FA) APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF DESTINATION ROCKLEDGE FL (21FA) AIRPORT .THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED IN AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN FARM PASTURE /FLOODED FIELD .

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (SPORT PILOT) AND CONTRACTED CFI TOOK OFF FROM CLEARWATER FLORIDA (CLW) AIRPORT ABOUT 0900 TO TRANSITION AIRCRAFT TO SUMMER STORAGE SINCE THE AIRCRAFT OWNER IS A PART-TIME FLORIDA RESIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL CRUISING ABOUT 1,500? TO 2,000? FEET MSL ALL THE WAY TO ROCKLEDGE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILE AWAY FROM LANDING THE ENGINE EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER AND QUIT OPERATING .AT THE TIME OF ENGINE LOSS AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPORT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS UNTIL THE CONTRACTED CFI ASKED FOR THE CONTROLS AND HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FARM PASTURE SEMI FLOODED FIELD . THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND WING FLOAT DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

FAA INSPECTOR IIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD AND FOUND NO NOTABLE DEFECTS AND THEN BACK AT ROCKLEDGE FL (21FA) AIRPORT NO DEFECT NOTED DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AWAITING ENGINE INVESTIGATION BY LOCAL ROTAX ENGINE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE FINAL CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.