# Accident 20101117052529A: Halbrook Ji RANS S6S, St. Cloud, MN, November 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: St. Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5467° N, 94.0600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5467&lon=-94.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halbrook Jim RANS S6S (registry code 05901LG, https://openairdocs.org/model/halbrook-jim-rans-s6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALBROOK JI RANS S6S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117052529A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROCH TO LAND THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE, LEFT ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA077), Nov 17, 2010: Halbrook Rans S-6S (N280JH), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane kit manufacturer’s recommended use of an improper nut type for securing the door hinge.

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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