What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 19, 2010, about 1400 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Texas air ventures comp air 8, N882X, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground during an aborted landing at mt. Pleasant regional airport (lro), Mount Pleasant, south carolina. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed merritt island airport (coi), merritt island, Florida, about 1200. The ferry flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2010, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT TEXAS AIR VENTURES COMP AIR 8, N882X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING AN ABORTED LANDING AT MT. PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT (LRO), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI), MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 1200. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N882X · 1
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