# Incident 20210720011279I: Wells Charlie WAIEX, Romeo, MI, July 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2021, 13:22 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7963° N, 82.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROMEO STATE (D98), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7963&lon=-82.9742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Charlie WAIEX (registry code 05628K9, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-charlie-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.0 (registry code 01403, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELLS CHARLIE WAIEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2.0
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210720011279I

## Narrative

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

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 20140616012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140616012169I), Jun 16, 2014: Wells Charlie WAIEX (N32YX), Hannibal, NY, Minor damage. On June 16, 2014 at 0840 hours, an experimental homebuilt aircraft, N32YX, serial number 0099, sonex Waiex, experienced a separation of the engine crankshaft…

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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