# Incident 20120813017779I: Haeussler Ray SONEX, Waterford, CT, August 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Waterford, CT
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469SA-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haeussler Ray SONEX (registry code 05618QL, https://openairdocs.org/model/haeussler-ray-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAEUSSLER RAY SONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR JABIRU
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120813017779I

## Narrative

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

DURING A VFR FLIGHT FROM AKRON, N.Y. (9G3) TO GROTON, CT (KGON) THE PILOT STATED HIS ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY  RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ON A TIDAL MARSH AT WATERFORD BEACH PARK, ABOUT THREE MILES WEST OF GROTON. THE PILOT WASN'T INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WASN'T DAMAGED. OUR INSPECTION AT THE LANDING SITE REVEALED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE PILOT CLAIMS THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AFTER THE TANK IS BELOW HALF OR IF A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ETHENOL IS IN THE FUEL.

## Other reports on N469SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20130607014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130607014369I), Jun 7, 2013: Haeussler Ray SONEX (N469SA), Akron, NY, Substantial damage. While performing a high speed taxi after maintenance, the canopy flew open. The pilot lost control of the airplane and departed the runway. The airplane…
- [Accident 20101129055889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101129055889A), Nov 29, 2010: Haeussler Ray SONEX (N469SA), West Seneca, NY, Substantial damage. This airman was involved in a tail dragger incident last year while receiving his flight review. The airman told the inspector that he added full power on the…

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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