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FAA incident report · Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS · North Tisbury, MA · September 12, 2026

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Date
September 12, 2026 · 12:43 local
Place
North Tisbury, MA
Airport
Martha'S Vineyard
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N540EV
Reported as
Devault Gabriel V Sonex Xenos
Reported engine
Amateur-built ZENO MOTORCYCLE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
756 total5 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days
N540EVRegistered now · Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOSS/N 059 · Built 2020Airframe modelDevault Gabriel V SONEX XENOSEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On 9/12/26 at approximately 12:43PM, privacy data omitted, a Sonex Xenos electric motorglider, was departing mvy on rwy 6. The aircraft began the roll past taxiway d. a crosswind occurred and blew from the right. The tail lifted and the rudder lost authority to command the aircraft to stay on the runway. The aircraft was observed veering off of the runway into the rsa. The aircraft left the surface of the runway and struck two taxi lights and the inner PAPI light. The aircraft was removed then taxied under its own power back to the owners' hangar. Damage consists of the following: the wingspan is a total of 45.8 feet. The right wing has leading edge damage totaling 6 inches located in the middle of the wing area. The left wing has 41 inches of damage at the mid wing length point. This falls below 10 percent of the total wing length, which determines this to be minor damage to the aircraft. No damage noted to the fuselage, engine, or gear. The sole pilot on board self egressed, no injuries. The only ground damage was the taxi lights and PAPI light, there were no other ground injuries. NTSB has been notified, and the FAA in contact with the iic.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9/12/26 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:43PM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SONEX XENOS ELECTRIC MOTORGLIDER, WAS DEPARTING MVY ON RWY 6. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE ROLL PAST TAXIWAY D. A CROSSWIND OCCURRED AND BLEW FROM THE RIGHT. THE TAIL LIFTED AND THE RUDDER LOST AUTHORITY TO COMMAND THE AIRCRAFT TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED VEERING OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE RSA. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO TAXI LIGHTS AND THE INNER PAPI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED THEN TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER BACK TO THE OWNERS' HANGAR. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: THE WINGSPAN IS A TOTAL OF 45.8 FEET. THE RIGHT WING HAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TOTALING 6 INCHES LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WING AREA. THE LEFT WING HAS 41 INCHES OF DAMAGE AT THE MID WING LENGTH POINT. THIS FALLS BELOW 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL WING LENGTH, WHICH DETERMINES THIS TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE, OR GEAR. THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD SELF EGRESSED, NO INJURIES. THE ONLY GROUND DAMAGE WAS THE TAXI LIGHTS AND PAPI LIGHT, THERE WERE NO OTHER GROUND INJURIES. NTSB HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THE FAA IN CONTACT WITH THE IIC.