Arnet Pereyra Aero AVENTURA II accident near Rockledge, FL
On August 11, 1999, an Arnet Pereyra Aero AVENTURA II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rockledge, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 11, 1999
- Place
- Rockledge, FL
- Aircraft
- Arnet Pereyra Aero AVENTURA II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.311°N, 80.721°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19592
NTSB summary
On August 11, 1999, about 0930 eastern daylight time, an Arnet Pereyra Aero Design Aventura II, N303SQ, registered to Sky Quest, Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on takeoff from Rockledge Airpark, Rockledge, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The homebuilt amphibian airplane received substantial damage, the private-rated pilot was seriously injured, and a passenger, (German pilot-rated) was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to a business acquaintance of both occupants, they were German nationals who were in this country to reassemble the airplane, having been disassembled and shipped from Austria to an address at the Rockledge Airpark, and register it in the name of a newly formed Florida corporation. Having accomplished that, both occupants were planning to deliver the dual controlled airplane to the Dominican Republic in the near future, and were familiarizing themselves with its flight characteristics. An eyewitness stated that the airplane was attempting to take off from the grass adjacent to the east edge of the airpark's runway 18, a standard procedure. The airplane had attained an altitude of 20 to 25 feet and appeared to be at a slower airspeed and was climbing slower than he remembered for that type airplane. The airplane drifted left of runway centerline, ("left wing tip was 2 feet lower than right"), scraped the end wall of the hangar where he was standing, and collided with the next door two-story building at its roof line. He stated
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain directional control during his attempted takeoff due to his exceeding the airplane's gross weight limit for takeoff and the resultant inflight collision with a building.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
