What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that while on a pleasure flight the engine began running rough and he elected to make a landing on an uninhabited island rather than try to make a suitable airport. The aircraft flipped on its back as it came to a rolling stop. There was one person on board and no injuries. Inspector's statement: on September 4, 2006 the pilot privacy data omitted reported to pie afss that he had an accident with a homebuilt corby CJ1 aircraft N79860. He reported no injuries and the aircraft sustained damage. The pilot privacy data omitted reported the cause of the aircraft accident was loss of power, possibly cylinder problems and he decided to land on an island in the middle of the halifax river, south east of New Smyrna beach, Florida. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that while on a pleasure flight the engine began running rough and he elected to make a landing on an uninhabited island rather than try to make a suitable airport. During the rollout, the aircraft flipped on its back causing substantial damage to the tail section and the engine broke away from the front bulkhead. It was determined that there was no internal engine damage and the engine could be rotated. Cause of acc ident is undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND RATHER THAN TRY TO MAKE A SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AS IT CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES. INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED TO PIE AFSS THAT HE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH A HOMEBUILT CORBY CJ1 AIRCRAFT N79860. HE REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS LOSS OF POWER, POSSIBLY CYLINDER PROBLEMS AND HE DECIDED TO LAND ON AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALIFAX RIVER, SOUTH EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND RATHER THAN TRY TO MAKE A SUITABLE AIRPORT. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION AND THE ENGINE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRONT BULKHEAD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE COULD BE ROTATED. CAUSE OF ACC IDENT IS UNDETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.