# Incident 20100313030459I: Kasyan Mich BERKUT 540, Compton, CA, March 13, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton-Woodley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8899° N, 118.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COMPTON/WOODLEY (CPM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8899&lon=-118.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kasyan Michael BERKUT 540 (registry code 05603LF, https://openairdocs.org/model/kasyan-michael-berkut-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KASYAN MICH BERKUT 540
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 398 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313030459I

## Narrative

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

AFT CANOPY CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF STRUCK THE PROPELLER CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION.THE PILOT ELECTED TO REVERSE COURSE AND LAND IN A SLIGHT DOWNWIND. THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLAPSE.

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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