# Incident 20220625011369I: Robert Garniss SONEX MODEL B, Snohomish, WA, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 07:54 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9049° N, 122.1027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARVEY FLD (S43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9049&lon=-122.1027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13SX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert Garniss SONEX MODEL B (registry code 0563841, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-garniss-sonex-model-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT GARNISS SONEX MODEL B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625011369I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 25, 2022, THE PILOT/BUILDER WAS OPERATING HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT.

THE PILOT/BUILDER INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM AND THE SKY WAS CLEAR.

PILOT/BUILDER STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15L AT HARVEY FIELD (S43), AND PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKEOFF. DURING CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET HEADING SOUTH, THE PILOT OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE READING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, PILOT STATED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LINED UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FINAL APPROACH AND DECIDED TO LAND ON THE GRASS RUNWAY (15R) WITH THE INTENT TO SLOW DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.

DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE LANDING ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE TURF WAS WET AND MUDDY CAUSING THE MAIN WHEELS TO SINK INTO THE SOFT GRASS SURFACE SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RESTED ON ITS NOSE.

NO INJURIES WAS REPORTED FROM THIS INCIDENT.

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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