# Accident 20100815043979A: Oliver A Br RV6-A, Trenton, MO, August 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, MO
- Airport: Trenton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0836° N, 93.5906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0836&lon=-93.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50BU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50BU-2014-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oliver A Bruce RV6-A (registry code 05608DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/oliver-a-bruce-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLIVER A BR RV6-A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100815043979A

## Narrative

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

INITIATING DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT BROKE THE CANOPY LATCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY CLOSE THE CANOPY.  HE CONTINUED THE ROTATION AND CLIMB-OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THEN MADE A DECISION TO DESCEND IMMEDIATELY AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY 36 STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE LANDING ROLL CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS AND IT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, STOPPING APROXIMATELY 150 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA481), Aug 15, 2010: Oliver A Bruce RV6-A (N50BU), Trenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The canopy opening shortly after takeoff due to an inadequate repair and subsequent failure of the canopy latch, resulting in a emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of…

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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