# Accident 20191011019379A: Foxworthy Rick A SONEX, Langley, WA, October 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2019, 17:50 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0175° N, 122.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0175&lon=-122.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612RF-2021-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foxworthy Rick A SONEX (registry code 05638E8, https://openairdocs.org/model/foxworthy-rick-a-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOXWORTHY RICK A SONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011019379A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING.  HE MADE A TURN TO FINAL AND REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH.  HE INITIATED A 270 DEGREE TURN TO DISSIPATE ALTITUDE AND ADDED FLAPS.  TURNING BACK TO FINAL HE REALIZED HE WAS NOW TOO LOW.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE (HE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT) BUT THOUGHT HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE POWER OFF LANDING HE STRUCK A TREE AND CARTWHEELED INTO THE GROUND.  HE SELF EVACUATED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 GAA20CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA018), Oct 11, 2019: Foxworthy Rick A Sonex (N612RF), Langley, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in impact with a tree.

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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