# Incident 20120730016259I: Ravin Aircraft USA RAVIN 500, Columbus, OH, July 30, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2012, 10:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Columbus
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9633° N, 83.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS (OH52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9633&lon=-83.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654RA-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ravin Aircraft USA RAVIN 500 (registry code 056214I, https://openairdocs.org/model/ravin-aircraft-usa-ravin-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVIN AIRCRAFT USA RAVIN 500
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730016259I

## Narrative

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

MAKE RAVIN AIRCRAFT USA, MODEL RAVIN 500, S/N 0505009ON 07/30/2012 THE PILOT RELATED, HE HAD STAYED OVERNIGHT, HE HAD LEFT THE MASTER SWITCH ON OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY,7/30, HE GOT A BOOST FROM LANES LINE SERVICE,LET IT RUN 10-15 SECONDS,STARTED TO TAXI, GOT ABOUT 20 FEET, THE GEAR FOLDED.

## Other reports on N654RA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080723848819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723848819I), Jul 23, 2008: Ravin RAVIN500 (N654RA), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Lost directional control during landing.
- [Incident 20070811830439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811830439I), Aug 11, 2007: Ravin RAVIN500 (N654RA), Rutherfordton, NC, Minor damage. (-23) During cruise flight, the pilot switched fuel tanks as part of routine fuel management, the engine continued to run normally. The engine began to run…

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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