# Incident 20130607014369I: Haeussler Ray SONEX, Akron, NY, June 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Akron, NY
- Airport: Akron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&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: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 20 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130607014369I

## Narrative

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

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 TRAVELLED THROUGH THE GRASS STRIKING THE PAPI LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY 7.  THE PAPI LIGHTS WERE DESTROYED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY.

## Other reports on N469SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20120813017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120813017779I), Aug 13, 2012: Haeussler Ray SONEX (N469SA), Waterford, CT, No damage. 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…
- [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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