# Incident 20110820018359I: Elliott Joseph R RV-10, Morgantown, WV, August 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2011, 15:51 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6436° N, 79.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORGANTOWN MUNI/WALTER L BILL HART FLD (MGW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6436&lon=-79.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306JE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ELLIOTT JOSEPH R RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,147 total, 210 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820018359I

## Narrative

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

08/20/2011 MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW) 1551 LOCAL TIME: N306JE, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 18, THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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