# Incident 20180612007609I: Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B, Fort Dodge, IA, June 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2018, 15:18 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5512° N, 94.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5512&lon=-94.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AA-2020-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ralph J Sonnicksen ZENITH 601 XL-B (registry code 05631UH, https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-j-sonnicksen-zenith-601-xl-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RALPH J SONNICKSEN ZENITH 601 XL-B
- Reported engine: CORVAIR O-164
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180612007609I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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