20090419005399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sonex Waiex · Chehalis, WA · April 19, 2009

Date: April 19, 2009 · 13:50 local
Place: Chehalis, WA
Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N67YX
Reported as: Sonex Waiex
Reported engine: AERO V2180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N67YXRegistered now · Armstrong Jerry SONEX WAIEXS/N 67 · Built 2008 Airframe modelArmstrong Jerry SONEX WAIEX Engine modelAerovee 21804 cycle

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.

(-23) The pilot was taking N67YX an experimental aircraft for its first flight after he completed building it. About two minutes into the flight the engine started to run rough. The condition continued to worsen. The pilot then headed for Chehalis-Centralia Airport (cls). As he approached the airport the engine almost quit then started to surge. After touching down the pilot saw an aircraft about 2/3 of the way down the runway. Then with the engine still surging he initiated a go around. On the second landing attempt the pilot stated he landed too fast causing the aircraft to bounce and go into a pilot induced oscillation. On the third bounce the right main landing gear bent aft causing the aircraft to nose over and slide to a stop. A fire started and was put out by the Washington state patrol. Note: hours make and model: .3 hours last 90 days.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING N67YX AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FOR ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER HE COMPLETED BUILDING IT. ABOUT TWO MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN. THE PILOT THEN HEADED FOR CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA AIRPORT (CLS). AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE ALMOST QUIT THEN STARTED TO SURGE. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT SAW AN AIRCRAFT ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THEN WITH THE ENGINE STILL SURGING HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED TOO FAST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND GO INTO A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT AFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND SLIDE TO A STOP. A FIRE STARTED AND WAS PUT OUT BY THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. NOTE: HOURS MAKE AND MODEL: .3 HOURS LAST 90 DAYS.