# Incident 20200303006009I: Sonex WAIEX, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2020, 10:35 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barth George E WAIEX (registry code 056237Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/barth-george-e-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONEX WAIEX
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303006009I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE COMMUNICATIONS  SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE GENERATOR WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA (KEVB). HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 29, PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT (NORTH) SIDE OF RUNWAY 29 AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY DELTA(D) AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN RETRIEVED A HAND HELD RADIO TO RE-ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATC). UPON RE-ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS, ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TAXI BACK EAST ON RUNWAY 29 AND CONTINUE TO HIS HANGAR AREA. TO FACILITATE THE TAXI BACK, THE PILOT STARTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT THEN HIT A TAXI SIGN THAT WAS NOT IN VIEW, WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND KNOCKED THE SIGN OFF ITS'  MOUNTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N35YX (1)

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

- [Accident 20080205831409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205831409A), Feb 5, 2008: Barthg WAIEX (N35YX), New Smyrna Bea, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 5, 2008, the pilot [privacy data omitted], while on take off roll, lost control of aircraft N35YX, an experimental amateur built model Waiex.…

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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