# Incident 20111112027629I: Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA, Kissimmee, FL, November 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2011, 15:32 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701CF-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA (registry code 0600024, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-eurofox-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ EUROFOX LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,994 total, 29 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112027629I

## Narrative

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

ON A LOCAL DISCOVERY FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.  20 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND IT RAN FOR 10 SECONDS THEN SURGED AND QUIT.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT 1430 LOCAL TIME AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE STARTED AT 1500 LOCAL TIME.  PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN THE GRASS-COVERED PORTION OF THE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL.ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THE LANDING SITE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT FIRE.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION AFTER RETRIEVAL REVEALED NO DEFECTS IN THE ENGINE IGNITION OR FUEL SYSTEMS.  A SATISFACTORY START AND GROUND RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING THE AIRCRAFT'S EXISTING FUEL.  AS OF 12/09/2011 FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM IS REQUIRED.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## Other reports on N701CF (1)

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

- [Accident 20120207001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120207001269A), Feb 7, 2012: Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA (N701CF), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft N701CF ran off taxi runup area while under power and struck hanger door.

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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