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FAA accident report · Fuller Van L SONEX · Palatine, NY · October 16, 2013

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Date
October 16, 2013 · 18:10 local
Place
Palatine, NY
Airport
Hisert'S Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68VF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA018
Reported as
Fuller Van L Sonex
Reported engine
Volkswagon TYPE-1 DIR DRIVE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N68VFRegistered now · Fuller Van L SONEXS/N 68 · Built 2001Airframe modelFuller Van L SONEXEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 16, 2013 at approximately 18:10 certificated sport pilot departed Hisert'S Field (private air strip) to fly the pattern in his Sonex, an experimental amateur-built aircraft. During the second time flying the pattern, pilot stated that he intended to land but was 'a little high and long' so he decided to perform a go-around. Shortly after advancing throttle for power to go-around, pilot stated that the 'engine popped a couple of times and quit'. Pilot also stated that he had no altitude or time and force landed in a large corn field. Upon landing the aircraft flipped inverted and came to rest that way. The pilot was not injured. Damage to the aircraft included both main landing gear struts were bent aft and the RH main wheel assembly had seperated from the landing gear strut. Both wing tips were bent and wrinkled and windshield and window glass were broken out. Due to limited on site access it was not possible to determine wether there was firewall or spar damage. See block #43 for further details.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 16, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:10 CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT DEPARTED HISERT'S FIELD (PRIVATE AIR STRIP) TO FLY THE PATTERN IN HIS SONEX, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT. DURING THE SECOND TIME FLYING THE PATTERN, PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO LAND BUT WAS 'A LITTLE HIGH AND LONG' SO HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. SHORTLY AFTER ADVANCING THROTTLE FOR POWER TO GO-AROUND, PILOT STATED THAT THE 'ENGINE POPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND QUIT'. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NO ALTITUDE OR TIME AND FORCE LANDED IN A LARGE CORN FIELD. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST THAT WAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE BENT AFT AND THE RH MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD SEPERATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. BOTH WING TIPS WERE BENT AND WRINKLED AND WINDSHIELD AND WINDOW GLASS WERE BROKEN OUT. DUE TO LIMITED ON SITE ACCESS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WETHER THERE WAS FIREWALL OR SPAR DAMAGE. SEE BLOCK #43 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalatine, NYA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a test run and partial teardown of the engine did not reveal any anomalies.Oct 16, 2013 · Substantial damage