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FAA incident report · Amtr RV8A · Mulino, OR · September 20, 2006

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Date
September 20, 2006 · 14:00 local
Place
Mulino, OR
Airport
Portland Mulino Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N698BS
Reported as
Amtr RV8A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,593 total631 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days
N698BSRegistered now · Wallace W J/Wallace S G RV8AS/N 82138 · Built 2005Airframe modelWallace W J/Wallace S G RV8AEngine 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.

(-23) N698BS was on takeoff roll with the canopy open, and at the point of departure the pilot attempted to close the canopy and inadvertently pushed the control stick forward causing the airplane to nose down and contact the runway hard enough to bend the nose landing gear and allow the propeller to strike the ground. Take off was not aborted and normal climb out was accomplished to approximately 1800 feet altitude. Pilot "cycled" propeller and decided to continue to destination airport, independence, OR. Landing at independence airport (7S5) was made without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N698BS WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH THE CANOPY OPEN, AND AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE CANOPY AND INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE DOWN AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND ALLOW THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. TAKE OFF WAS NOT ABORTED AND NORMAL CLIMB OUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET ALTITUDE. PILOT "CYCLED" PROPELLER AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION AIRPORT, INDEPENDENCE, OR. LANDING AT INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT (7S5) WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.