# Incident 20160318002579I: Terry Butler/Vans Aircraft RV-10, Medford, OR, March 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Rogue Valley International - Medford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3750° N, 122.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROGUE VALLEY INTL/MEDFORD (MFR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3750&lon=-122.8733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1953S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1953S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Terry L Butler RV-10 (registry code 05633YG, https://openairdocs.org/model/terry-l-butler-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-EXP (registry code 42167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERRY BUTLER/VANS AIRCRAFT RV-10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,744 total, 120 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160318002579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SIDE CABIN ENTRANCE DOOR OPENED AT TAKEOFF ROTATION. THE DOORWAS RIPPED FROM THE HINGES AND LANDED ON THE GROUND AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 14. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO PRINEVILLE. OR (S39) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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