Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear attach bolt for undetermined reasons because the bolt was not received for examination.
NTSB analysis
About midpoint in the takeoff roll, the airplane veered sharply to the left before exiting the runway and coming to rest upright. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear attach bolt had sheared and failed. The failed bolt was lost during shipment to the NTSB’s materials laboratory; consequently, the reason for the bolt failure could not be determined.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12LA494 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 28, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Columbus, Indiana
- Nearest airport
- Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built RV7
- N-number
- N282DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.