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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hulse Steven T SONEX · Prescott, WI · July 29, 2022

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Date
July 29, 2022 · 04:52 local
Place
Prescott, WI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1557S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA353
Reported as
Hulse Steven T Sonex
Reported engine
Revmaster R-2300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total
N1557SRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2024 · Hulse Steven T SONEXS/N 1557 · Built 2020Airframe modelHulse Steven T SONEXEngine modelRevmaster R-23004 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC took off from south st paul municipal airport (ksgs) at 0530 01/29/2022. The aircraft was a newly constructed experimental amateur built aircraft still in phase 1 flight testing. The mission for the flight was to identify a right wing heavy condition. The PIC flew south towards red wing MN, once he had the information the PIC turned back towards ksgs. While flying at about 2700 feet (1700 AGL) the engine quit running. The PIC attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. An emergency landing spot was chosen in a corn field however the PIC was unable to reach the corn field and touched down on pierce county road e sliding across Wisconsin state highway 35 and coming to rest in a ditch on the west side of the highway. The PIC sustained serious injuries, he was extracted from the aircraft and transported to the hospital. The aircraft damage was determined to be substantial. Post-accident engine examination was performed at storage facility, engine appeared to be in operational condition with no apparent cause for the engine failure. MVP50P engine monitor removed from aircraft and sent to NTSB lab for data extraction.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC TOOK OFF FROM SOUTH ST PAUL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSGS) AT 0530 01/29/2022. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT STILL IN PHASE 1 FLIGHT TESTING. THE MISSION FOR THE FLIGHT WAS TO IDENTIFY A RIGHT WING HEAVY CONDITION. THE PIC FLEW SOUTH TOWARDS RED WING MN, ONCE HE HAD THE INFORMATION THE PIC TURNED BACK TOWARDS KSGS. WHILE FLYING AT ABOUT 2700 FEET (1700 AGL) THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT WAS CHOSEN IN A CORN FIELD HOWEVER THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE CORN FIELD AND TOUCHED DOWN ON PIERCE COUNTY ROAD E SLIDING ACROSS WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY 35 AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE PIC SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, HE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AT STORAGE FACILITY, ENGINE APPEARED TO BE IN OPERATIONAL CONDITION WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. MVP50P ENGINE MONITOR REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND SENT TO NTSB LAB FOR DATA EXTRACTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA353Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRiver Falls, WIThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 29, 2022 · Substantial damage