20141113021979I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Guiter Charles CHALLENGER II · Cocoa Beach, FL · November 13, 2014

Date
November 13, 2014 · 10:50 local
Place
Cocoa Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N17FD
Reported as
Guiter Charles Challenger II
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 13 nov 2014 I ivestigated an incident of N17FD serial # CH2-0809-2863, a Challenger II, experimental aircraft. The privacy data omitted who is also a 14 CFR part 65 sport airplane single engine land certificate holder.

privacy data omitted Was flying for approximately 51 minutes when he experience the engine sputter and then suddenly stop. privacy data omitted Made an emergency landing, settling in the ocean (aircraft is equipped with floats). privacy data omitted And the aircraft were both towed by the coast guard to port canaveral. The aircraft did not suffer any damage and the pilot did not report any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 13 NOV 2014 I IVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT OF N17FD SERIAL # CH2-0809-2863, A CHALLENGER II, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS ALSO A 14 CFR PART 65 SPORT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE HOLDER.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 51 MINUTES WHEN HE EXPERIENCE THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND THEN SUDDENLY STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, SETTLING IN THE OCEAN (AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE AIRCRAFT WERE BOTH TOWED BY THE COAST GUARD TO PORT CANAVERAL. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUFFER ANY DAMAGE AND THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES.