# Accident 20120728017289A: Lee Oscar D III RV7, Columbus, IN, July 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2012, 12:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2617° N, 85.8961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2617&lon=-85.8961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lee Oscar D III RV7 (registry code 05627ED, https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-oscar-d-iii-rv7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEE OSCAR D III RV7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,737 total, 344 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728017289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM OSHKOSH, WI TO HIS HOME IN GREENSBORO, NC.  HE MADE A FUEL STOP AT COLUMBUS, IN.  DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED FROM RUNWAY 5, WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND GUSTING 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN12LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA494), Jul 28, 2012: Lee Oscar D III RV7 (N282DL), Columbus, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear attach bolt for undetermined reasons because the bolt was not received for examination.

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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