Airplane Suffered Minor Damage, Pilot And Passenger OK

An airplane leaving the recent Fly-in in Lakeland, Florida Sunday morning experienced an engine failure and made an emergency landing on a dirt road in Hardee County on its way home to Fort Lauderdale.

Tampa television station WFTS reports that the pilot, 18-year-old Juan Ortega and his 15-year-old brother Andres were uninjured in the incident. Ortega reportedly was able to avoid power lines along Mel Smith Road, but clipped a fence on landing, which slightly damaged the airplane, which was identified as a Cessna 152.

The Ortegas live in Weston, Florida. The incident is under investigation.

** Report created 4/19/2010 Record 2 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 5499B Make/Model: C152 Description: 152, A152, Aerobat
Date: 04/18/2010 Time: 1415
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: AVON PARK State: FL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD, AVON PARK, FL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: KLAL 181450Z 09004KT 7SM RA FEW008 BKN032 SCT200 21/19 A2992
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 04/19/2010

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