# Incident 20160614007259I: AVENTURA II, Veria, FL, June 14, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Veria, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3699R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3699R-2024-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ricardo Alvarez AVENTURA II (registry code 05633ZT, https://openairdocs.org/model/ricardo-alvarez-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,668 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160614007259I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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