What happened
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(-23) On September 26, 2007, at 1503 eastern daylight time, a comp air 10XL, N880FS, experienced the loss of engine power during flight, near the town of viera, Florida. As a result of the loss of engine power the pilot accomplished an emergency landing on drainage canal dike. The pilot reported that immediately after landing. As a result of the impact the aircraft veered to the left and slid down the embankment, tearing off the main landing gear, cracking the right horizontal stabilizer at the fuselage, gouging a hole in the fuselage just aft of the copilot's door. The flight was conducted as a familiarization solo-flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The flight departed merritt island, Florida, on September 26, 2007, at approximately 1430 eastern daylight time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, AT 1503 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A COMP AIR 10XL, N880FS, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING FLIGHT, NEAR THE TOWN OF VIERA, FLORIDA. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON DRAINAGE CANAL DIKE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SLID DOWN THE EMBANKMENT, TEARING OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, CRACKING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT THE FUSELAGE, GOUGING A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE COPILOT'S DOOR. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A FAMILIARIZATION SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.
NTSB investigation
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