What happened
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(-23) On 02/21/03 at 1630 LCL, pilot of N7FF, an experimental amateur built BD-10 jet aircraft, reported a mayday to la center that his aircraft was out of control and breaking up. Aircraft landed in the pacific ocean approximately 3 miles west of dana Point, CA. Pilot body was recovered at the scene by USCG, with parachute and life vest intact. Parachute was not deployed, and vest was not inflated. Inspection of aircraft wreckage salvaged by USCG revealed main wing remained intact, with all other parts recovered fragments of airframe. The tail section including the engine, cockpit and all landing gear were not recovered. Preliminary report, investigation not completed, amended 8020-23 to follow when FSDO investigation complete. (-23 amendment) on 02/12/03 at 1630 LCL, pilot of N7FF, an experimental amateur built BD-10 jet aircraft, reported a mayday to la center that this aircraft was out of control and breaking up. Aircraft crashed into the pacific ocean approximately 3 NM west of San Mateo Point, CA. Pilot body was recovered by USCG with parachute and life vest intact. Parachute was not deployed and left vest was not inflated. Aircraft wreckage inspection did not indi cate clear evidence of where the fuselage breakup had started. The wing section was recovered intact, with most other control surfaces, and various airframe panels, seat cushions, fuel bladders & baffels, bulkheads, stiffners, and nose cone. Major components not salvaged included the tail section including engine, forward cockpit including instrument panel and controls, and all landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/21/03 AT 1630 LCL, PILOT OF N7FF, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BD-10 JET AIRCRAFT, REPORTED A MAYDAY TO LA CENTER THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF DANA POINT, CA. PILOT BODY WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE BY USCG, WITH PARACHUTE AND LIFE VEST INTACT. PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED, AND VEST WAS NOT INFLATED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE SALVAGED BY USCG REVEALED MAIN WING REMAINED INTACT, WITH ALL OTHER PARTS RECOVERED FRAGMENTS OF AIRFRAME. THE TAIL SECTION INCLUDING THE ENGINE, COCKPIT AND ALL LANDING GEAR WERE NOT RECOVERED. PRELIMINARY REPORT, INVESTIGATION NOT COMPLETED, AMENDED 8020-23 TO FOLLOW WHEN FSDO INVESTIGATION COMPLETE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 02/12/03 AT 1630 LCL, PILOT OF N7FF, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BD-10 JET AIRCRAFT, REPORTED A MAYDAY TO LA CENTER THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING UP. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 3 NM WEST OF SAN MATEO POINT, CA. PILOT BODY WAS RECOVERED BY USCG WITH PARACHUTE AND LIFE VEST INTACT. PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND LEFT VEST WAS NOT INFLATED. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE INSPECTION DID NOT INDI CATE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF WHERE THE FUSELAGE BREAKUP HAD STARTED. THE WING SECTION WAS RECOVERED INTACT, WITH MOST OTHER CONTROL SURFACES, AND VARIOUS AIRFRAME PANELS, SEAT CUSHIONS, FUEL BLADDERS & BAFFELS, BULKHEADS, STIFFNERS, AND NOSE CONE. MAJOR COMPONENTS NOT SALVAGED INCLUDED THE TAIL SECTION INCLUDING ENGINE, FORWARD COCKPIT INCLUDING INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS, AND ALL LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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