# Incident 20151030018219I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Moraine, OH, October 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Moraine, OH
- Airport: Moraine Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6821° N, 84.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORAINE AIR PARK (I73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6821&lon=-84.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030018219I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATLY 10 ' AGL, THE AIRCRAFT'S CANOPY BECAME UNLATCHED. THIS STARTLED THE PILOT AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRIKE THE NOSE WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED TWICE AND THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF, AFTER WHICH, THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND FLEW 20 MILES TO HIS HOME AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT A NOSE GEAR.

THE PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL STRUT WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.

REVIEWED BY DWS 11/04/2015

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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