# Accident 20070926023519A: Cmpair COMPAIR10XL, Rockledge, FL, September 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2007, 15:03 local time
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3417° N, 80.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3417&lon=-80.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880FS-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fly BY Sea COMP AIR 10XL (registry code 05614MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-by-sea-comp-air-10xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CMPAIR COMPAIR10XL
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070926023519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA158), Sep 26, 2007: Fly BY Sea Comp AIR 1 (N880FS), Rockledge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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