# Accident 20170422008499A: Sonex, Leesburg, VA, April 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2017, 09:10 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0683° N, 77.5525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0683&lon=-77.5525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon HAWKER 800XP (registry code 7150012, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-hawker-800xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-5BR (registry code 33851, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-5br) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONEX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170422008499A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEGALLY CHANGED HIS NAME TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAA OF THIS CHANGE HOWEVER THIS NARRATIVE, AND SUBSEQUENT NARRATIVES, WILL REFER TO PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT DULLES AIRPORT VIA COMMERCIAL AIRLINE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  HE RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE N212AG AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO HIS HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE.  WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VFR WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STORMS TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST.  HE DEPARTED LEESBURG TO THE SOUTH WITH THE PLAN TO GO AROUND THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION.  THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND HE MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO LEESBURG.  PILOT BRYANT STATED HE USED PARTIAL CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE FLIGHT.  WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN HE REDUCED POWER.  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY 35 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA165), Apr 22, 2017: Ganjoo Amit Sonex (N212AG), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat appropriately, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.

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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