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FAA incident report · Maxfield John SONEX · Belleville, MI · October 16, 2012

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Date
October 16, 2012 · 18:04 local
Place
Belleville, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50NX
Reported as
Maxfield John Sonex
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
12,996 total1 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days
N50NXRegistered now · Maxfield John SONEXS/N 0373 · Built 2012Airframe modelMaxfield John SONEXEngine modelAeroconver AEROVEEReciprocating

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What happened

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On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 6:04PM eastern time, an experimental amateur-built Sonex, departed the detroit willow run airport (kyip) runway 23L. While climbing through approximately 300 feet, the pilot declared experiencing smoke in the cockpit. The airport control tower cleared the aircraft for landing on kyip runway 14. The pilot stated that he couldn't make it to runway 14 and landed on the west ramp taxiway "b". The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was towed to the hangars on the northeast side of the airport where it is based. The pilot reported no injuries and damage to the aircraft is limited to a burned wire near the voltage regulator. This was the first flight for this aircraft. The pilot reported being the builder. He reported that the aircraft had been ground run seven or eight times prior to this incident. The gauge of the wire that connects the voltage regulator and the battery appears to be small in comparison to the load carried, however, the size of the wire is not specified in the manufacturer assembly instructions. The wire was connected in accordance with the manufacturer's wiring diagrams and instructions.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 AT 6:04PM EASTERN TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SONEX, DEPARTED THE DETROIT WILLOW RUN AIRPORT (KYIP) RUNWAY 23L. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, THE PILOT DECLARED EXPERIENCING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON KYIP RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO RUNWAY 14 AND LANDED ON THE WEST RAMP TAXIWAY "B". THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGARS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT WHERE IT IS BASED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO A BURNED WIRE NEAR THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR.THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED BEING THE BUILDER. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN GROUND RUN SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.THE GAUGE OF THE WIRE THAT CONNECTS THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND THE BATTERY APPEARS TO BE SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE LOAD CARRIED, HOWEVER, THE SIZE OF THE WIRE IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE MANUFACTURER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS. THE WIRE WAS CONNECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S WIRING DIAGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONS.