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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Burton Dennis W SONEX · Kendallville, IN · May 6, 2015

Date
May 6, 2015 · 07:20 local
Place
Kendallville, IN
Airport
Kendalville
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N683DB
Reported as
Burton Dennis W Sonex
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

On 05/06/2015 a pilot operating a sonic, experimental type aircraft made an emergency landing immediately after take off because of a bird strike. Pilot stated " I veered left and landed on a farm field next to the airport. Upon touchdown the plane nosed over"

On 05/07/2015 this office examined the aircraft at Kendallville airport ( C62 ) and determined that the damage was minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/06/2015 A PILOT OPERATING A SONIC, EXPERIMENTAL TYPE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF BECAUSE OF A BIRD STRIKE. PILOT STATED " I VEERED LEFT AND LANDED ON A FARM FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE NOSED OVER"

ON 05/07/2015 THIS OFFICE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT KENDALLVILLE AIRPORT ( C62 ) AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

Other reports on N683DB · 1

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