# Accident 20190302000769A: Rempe Paul W KITFOX XL4, Merritt Island, FL, March 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2019, 09:06 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3414° N, 80.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3414&lon=-80.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rempe Paul W KITFOX XL4 (registry code 05628XA, https://openairdocs.org/model/rempe-paul-w-kitfox-xl4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REMPE PAUL W KITFOX XL4
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503ULDCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190302000769A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 11, UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED LEFT. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT AND GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT SHARPLY RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE WATER AND SANK IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS, BUT HAD TROUBLE GETTING OUT OF THE SEATBELT. HE FINALLY RELEASED HIMSELF AND FLOATED TO THE SURFACE AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RESCUED.

## 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 ERA19TA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA114), Mar 2, 2019: Rempe Kitfox (N93XL), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around.

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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