# Incident 20130423012619I: Classic Fighter Industries Inc ME 262 REPRODUCTION, Midland, TX, April 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2013, 10:51 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic Fighter Industries ME 262 REPRODUCTION (registry code 05608IN, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-fighter-industries-me-262-reproduction) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ-610-8A (registry code 30035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj-610-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLASSIC FIGHTER INDUSTRIES INC ME 262 REPRODUCTION
- Reported engine: GE CJ-610-8A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423012619I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 23, 2013 AT 1051, A CLASSIC FIGHTER INDUSTRIES INC., ME 262 REPRODUCTION AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N262AZ, REGISTERED TO THE COLLINGS FOUNDATION, HAD AN ABORTED TAKE-OFF DUE TO THE REAR CANOPY DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKE-OFF ROLL AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 23, 2013.

## Other reports on N262AZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20030117000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030117000719A), Jan 17, 2003: Amtr ME262 (N262AZ), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft sustained substantial damage following a left main landing gear collapse during the landing rollout at pae, rwy 34. The pilot reported that…

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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