- Date
- July 10, 2004, 11:38 local (15:38 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGAdventura II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FSDO 19 Miami
- Case key
- 60657
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the main landing gear.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot completed one high speed taxi on runway 23, and then started a second high speed taxi at which time he attempted to take off. The pilot applied full power and climbed to approximately 100 feet. As he continued the climb, he noticed the airplane was not performing properly. The passenger stated she heard the airplane engine surging. The pilot reported the engine problem to the control tower and his last transmission stated "I need to make a 180 and come back". The 180-degree turn was never completed and the airplane landed hard at the end of runway 23. The flight was never cleared for takeoff. Examination of the airplane revealed the main landing gear collapsed, the aluminum support tubes fractured, and the float attachment tube fractured.
Factual narrative
On July 10, 2004 at 1138 eastern daylight time, an unregistered experimental Adventura II, owned and operated by Quality Contracting Services Inc., collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 23 at Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida. The personal flight operated under provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured, the passenger suffered minor injuries. The flight originated from Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida, on July 10, 2004 at 1137.
The pilot completed one high speed taxi on runway 23, and then started a second high speed taxi at which time he attempted to take off. The pilot applied full power and climbed to approximately 100 feet above. As he continued the climb, he noticed the airplane was not performing properly. The passenger stated she heard the airplane engine surging. The pilot reported the engine problem to the control tower and his last transmission stated "I need to make a 180 and come back". The 180-degree turn was never completed and the airplane landed hard at the end of runway 23.
The flight was never cleared for a takeoff. Examination of the airplane revealed the main landing gear collapsed, the aluminum support tubes fractured, and the float attachment tube fractured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Adventura II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AP2A0033
- Airframe hours
- 14
- Engine
- Rotax 582, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Borg
- Registered owner
- Quality Contracting Services
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2004 · 5.3 hours before
- Departed
- KAPF · Naples, FL
- Destination
- KAPF · Naples, FL
- Airport
- KAPF · Naples Municipal Airport, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- February 26, 2004
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,709 total · 32 in this make and model · 3,288 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F