FAA incident report · Sementilli Richard MONOWHEEEL XS · Davis, CA · June 15, 2013
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot incorrectly latched gull wing door. When aircraft reached cruise altitude and accelerated, slipstream opened door and tore it from the aircraft.
PILOT INCORRECTLY LATCHED GULL WING DOOR. WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED CRUISE ALTITUDE AND ACCELERATED, SLIPSTREAM OPENED DOOR AND TORE IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.