# Incident 20141027022419I: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Plano, TX, October 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550PS-2015-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT (registry code 0600073, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141027022419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. LOCATED A CLEAR AREA AND LANDED BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN INTO THE WIND FOR LANDING RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT ENDING UP SUBMERGED IN A POND.

## Other reports on N550PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20140813018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140813018289I), Aug 13, 2014: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT (N550PS), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. Received report from roc on an aircraft that suffered a NLG collapse on landing at tki. Dispatched to investigate, found aircraft already towed off runway and…

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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