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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design General Avn F2-LSA · Tulsa, OK · March 6, 2024

Date
March 6, 2024 · 14:15 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Tulsa Riverside
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N39FD
Reported as
Flight Design General Avn F2-LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912IS2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,250 total

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute from okmulgee airport (okm) to Tulsa Riverside (rvs). The Flight instructor, sitting right side of aircraft, and student pilot, sitting left side of aircraft, were performing a training Flight at 2200 feet about 1 mile from leonard, OK when the right entry door suddenly departed the aircraft. During the interview, the instructor pilot stated that the door departed abruptly, and he immediately took control of the aircraft from the student pilot. He then made sure that he was able to control the aircraft, and maintain altitude. He then contacted Tulsa 134.7 to declare an emergency and then proceeded to Tulsa Riverside Airport (rvs). The aircraft handled well, and he was able to land at Tulsa Riverside Airport (rvs) with no other issues.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM OKMULGEE AIRPORT (OKM) TO TULSA RIVERSIDE (RVS). THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SITTING RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, AND STUDENT PILOT, SITTING LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, WERE PERFORMING A TRAINING FLIGHT AT 2200 FEET ABOUT 1 MILE FROM LEONARD, OK WHEN THE RIGHT ENTRY DOOR SUDDENLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT THE DOOR DEPARTED ABRUPTLY, AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STUDENT PILOT. HE THEN MADE SURE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT, AND MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE THEN CONTACTED TULSA 134.7 TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (RVS). THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED WELL, AND HE WAS ABLE TO LAND AT TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (RVS) WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.