# Incident 20110531011179I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Mcminville, OR, May 31, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mcminville, OR
- Airport: Mc Minnville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1945° N, 123.1361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC MINNVILLE MUNI (MMV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1945&lon=-123.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110531011179I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  SAID THAT HE FAILED TO LATCH HIS RV-12'S CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. AS HE ROTATED, THE CANOPY POPPED UP AND RAPIDLY SWUNG UPWARDS TOWARDS FULL OPEN. HE REACHED UP WITH HIS THROTTLE HAND AND PULLED IT DOWN AS HE BEGAN TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE HAD TO LET GO OF IT TO PULL THE THROTTLE BACK AND AS HE DID SO, IT OPENED AGAIN. BETWEEN FIGHTING WITH THE CANOPY AND THE THROTTLE, HE LANDED NOSE FIRST, BREAKING HIS NLG WHEEL FAIRING, BENDING THE NLG LEG AND SHORTENING HIS COMPOSITE PROP BY 2 INCHES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE , INCLUDING AN INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE REDUCTION GEAR BOX AND PROP SHAFT AND FIREWALL. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

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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