# Accident 20090206001539A: Davis SONEX, Crossville, TN, February 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville Memorial-Whitson Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9511° N, 85.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9511&lon=-85.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555SX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis John S SONEX (registry code 056154P, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-john-s-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS SONEX
- Reported engine: ULPOWE UL260I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090206001539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXI AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 26 RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 15 T0 20 MINUTTES. PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT CROSSVILLE AIRPORT (CSV) IN TENNESSEE ENGINE LOST POWER PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN TO GET BACK TO AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8.  PILOT LANDED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 8.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MARK LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA09CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA162), Feb 6, 2009: Davis Sonex (N555SX), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to the failure of the ignition power supply as a result of the improper installation of the electronic control unit.

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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