# Accident 20170301003199A: 2010 Xtremeair Gmbh XA42, West Palm Beach, FL, March 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8428° N, 80.2317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8428&lon=-80.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 2010 XTREMEAIR GMBH XA42
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-580-BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,805 total, 260 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301003199A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT XA42 TOOK OFF FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND ATTEMPED LANDING BACK ON RUNWAY BUT END UP TOUCHED DOWN IN SOFT TERRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN LANDING GEARS TO SEPARATE. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ABOUT 20 YARDS AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 ERA17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA122), Mar 1, 2017: Xtremeair XA42 (N342AW), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions 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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