# Accident 20100208028229A: Clopton Aer AEROCOMP CO, Merritt Island, FL, February 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3414° N, 80.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3414&lon=-80.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286JL-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clopton Aero AEROCOMP COMPAIR 7SL (registry code 05619JS, https://openairdocs.org/model/clopton-aero-aerocomp-compair-7sl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601D (registry code 64005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLOPTON AER AEROCOMP CO
- Reported engine: WALTER 601D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100208028229A

## Narrative

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

N286JL, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AEROCOMP 7SL WAS ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT FROM TALLAHASSEE, FL (KTLH) TO MERRITT ISLAND, FL (KCOI). UPON LANDING ON RW29, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE IN THE AIR AND TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE APPROXAMATELY 10 DEGREES. THE NEXT CONTACT WAS MADE AT THE TAXIWAY CROSSOVER WHERE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO STRUCK AND REMOVED 2 LARGE TAXIWAY MARKERS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKID ON ITS BELLY OVER NUMEROUS OBSTACLES APPROXAMATELY 550 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE FROM APPROACH HEADING ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 ERA10CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA145), Feb 8, 2010: Clopton Aero Aerocomp Compair 7SL (N286JL), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N286JL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061221027449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221027449A), Dec 21, 2006: Clopto COMPAIR7SL (N286JL), Cocoa, FL, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that prior to the accident flight, he checked the fuel tanks and he estimated that there was approx. 125 gals of fuel on board and that…

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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