# Accident 20080205831409A: Barthg WAIEX, New Smyrna Bea, FL, February 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2008, 11:45 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Bea, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barth George E WAIEX (registry code 056237Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/barth-george-e-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARTHG WAIEX
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205831409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON TAKE OFF ROLL, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT N35YX, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MODEL WAIEX. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF, A CROSSWIND LIFTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SWERVING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT, USING FULL RUDDER, OVERCOMPENSATED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE RUNWAY MARKER 7/25 AT TAXIWAY E. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N35YX (1)

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

- [Incident 20200303006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303006009I), Mar 3, 2020: Sonex WAIEX (N35YX), New Smyrna Beac, FL, No damage. The pilot experienced a complete communications system failure due to a loose connection on the generator while in the traffic pattern at New Smyrna Beach…

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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