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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Walsh Philip J Progressive Aerodyne · Kissimmee, FL · July 6, 2017

Date
July 6, 2017 · 11:25 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Gateway
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62JW
Reported as
Walsh Philip J Progressive Aerodyne
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,430 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On July 6 2017 aircraft departed Kissimmee airport from runway 24 heading ssw heading about 600 feet AGL the aircraft experience and total electrical loss of power and which resulted in the aircraft engine to shut down and loss landing gear and flap systems. Unable to turn back to the airport and make a safe landing pilot chose an open field in the nearby county landfill. The landing was made with the gear up on to the boat like hull of the aircraft which resulted some deep scathes in the hull no major damage occur during the landing. On post landing inspection found main electrical bus breaker tripped which case the electrical failure

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 6 2017 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KISSIMMEE AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 24 HEADING SSW HEADING ABOUT 600 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS OF POWER AND WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSS LANDING GEAR AND FLAP SYSTEMS. UNABLE TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND MAKE A SAFE LANDING PILOT CHOSE AN OPEN FIELD IN THE NEARBY COUNTY LANDFILL. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE GEAR UP ON TO THE BOAT LIKE HULL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED SOME DEEP SCATHES IN THE HULL NO MAJOR DAMAGE OCCUR DURING THE LANDING. ON POST LANDING INSPECTION FOUND MAIN ELECTRICAL BUS BREAKER TRIPPED WHICH CASE THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE