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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B · Fort Dodge, IA · June 12, 2018

Date
June 12, 2018 · 15:18 local
Place
Fort Dodge, IA
Airport
Fort Dodge Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38AA
Reported as
Ralph J Sonnicksen Zenith 601 XL-B
Reported engine
Corvair O-164
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total60 in this make and model

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.

Pilot departed rwy 06 at kfod for local VFR flight. On climb out, at approximately 800 ft, the aircraft experienced a total loss of power. Pilot attempt to restart failed. Pilot landed aircraft in soybean field north of the airport. Damaged sustained included nose gear collapsed , one prop blade broke off and minor damage to left wing tip.

Reason for engine failure unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RWY 06 AT KFOD FOR LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. ON CLIMB OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN SOYBEAN FIELD NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. DAMAGED SUSTAINED INCLUDED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED , ONE PROP BLADE BROKE OFF AND MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP.

REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN.