# Accident 20181215022239A: Brandt Leroy E SONEX, Lodi, WI, December 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2018, 14:10 local time
- Place: Lodi, WI
- Airport: Lodi Lakeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3267° N, 89.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3267&lon=-89.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393SX-2020-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brandt Leroy E SONEX (registry code 05633MY, https://openairdocs.org/model/brandt-leroy-e-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANDT LEROY E SONEX
- Reported engine: ULPOWER 260IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 43 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181215022239A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 15, 2018 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT SONEX AIRCRAFT N393SX WITH A SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD LEFT LODI LAKELAND (9WN5) AIRPORT FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT UPON APPROACH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A TREE. THE CONTACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND CRASH IN A FIELD NEAR THE TREE .2NM FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT HAD SEVERE INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUHOUT THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN19LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA045), Dec 15, 2018: Brandt Sonex (N393SX), Lodi, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during final approach, which resulted in impact with a tree.

## Other reports on N393SX (1)

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

- [Accident 20160718011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718011239A), Jul 18, 2016: Brandt Leroy E SONEX (N393SX), Lodi, WI, Substantial damage. On July 18, 2016, at 1915 CDT a Sonex, N393SX, made an emergency landing at 9WN5 following a partial power loss. After touchdown the nose gear collapsed…

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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