I had an incident in the Dallas Texas area last week when the pilot door of my RV-10 flew off the aircraft at 3000 feet. I was lucky enough to land at McKinney, Texas without injury. The plane sustained damage to the stabilator, area surrounding the door and rear pilot side window. We believe the door is in a lake and unrecoverable. The NTSB and FAA are investigating. Due to this investigation I will not comment any further as to the cause of the incident until their analysis is complete. I will advise ALL RV-10 owners that the Vans safety latch was installed and did not function as designed.
I am out of the Atlanta area and my plane is in McKinney Texas at Aero Country. I am in desperate need of someone with RV experience in the Dallas area to do the repair work. Any suggestions, recommendations or contacts would be appreciated.
I am out of the Atlanta area and my plane is in McKinney Texas at Aero Country. I am in desperate need of someone with RV experience in the Dallas area to do the repair work. Any suggestions, recommendations or contacts would be appreciated.