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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wells Charlie WAIEX · Romeo, MI · July 20, 2021

Date: July 20, 2021 · 13:22 local
Place: Romeo, MI
Airport: Romeo State Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32YX
Reported as: Wells Charlie Waiex
Reported engine: Aerovee 2.0
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total

N32YXRegistered now · Wells Charlie WAIEXS/N 0095 · Built 2009 Airframe modelWells Charlie WAIEX Engine modelAerovee 2.04 cycle

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.

While departing RWY36, the canopy came off the aircraft, aircraft lost altitude, pilot made a forced landing in a field one half mile north of the airport (Romeo State Airport-D98).

After reviewing the photographs and video, it can be determined that the canopy did not depart the aircraft. The canopy opened after departure of RWY36 and remained attached to the aircraft, at the hinge. The canopy flexed and a portion of the plastic broke into pieces and flew away.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEPARTING RWY36, THE CANOPY CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT (ROMEO STATE AIRPORT-D98).

AFTER REVIEWING THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO, IT CAN BE DETERMINED THAT THE CANOPY DID NOT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE CANOPY OPENED AFTER DEPARTURE OF RWY36 AND REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT, AT THE HINGE. THE CANOPY FLEXED AND A PORTION OF THE PLASTIC BROKE INTO PIECES AND FLEW AWAY.

Other reports on N32YX · 1

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

Incident 20140616012169ICruise/Level Flight · Hannibal, NYOn June 16, 2014 at 0840 hours, an experimental homebuilt aircraft, N32YX, serial number 0099, sonex Waiex, experienced a separation of the engine crankshaft at the propeller hub. The propeller struck the underside of the left wing leading edge as it departed…Jun 16, 2014 · Minor damage