ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284256
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 2007 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-10 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N416EC |
| MSN: | 40416 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 298 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hiram, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-Cobb County-Mc Collum Field, GA (KRYY) |
| Dothan Airport, AL (DHN/KDHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot of an amateur-built RV-10 performed his preflight inspection, and confirmed that the doors were in the locked position by observing the lock indicator lights on the instrument panel, as well as the lock annunciators on the airplane's electronic flight information system. During cruise flight, at an altitude of 4,500 feet mean sea level, and an estimated cruise speed of 145 knots, he noticed the right door was vibrating. He reached over to grip the door handle and the door began to open upwards. Shortly thereafter the door opened completely, separated from the airframe, and struck the right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. A search for the separated door was unsuccessful, and postaccident examination of the airplane was inconclusive. As part of the investigation, five RV-10 airplanes fitted with the same door locking mechanism were surveyed. Varying degrees of door lock pin extension lengths were observed between airplanes.
Probable Cause: Separation of the passenger cabin door during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07LA237
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 14:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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