What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on take off run, canopy opened due to latch not being adequately secured. Pilot was distracted trying to relatch canopy and aircraft proceeded off right side of runway 09 into soft ground adjacent to runway. Power was retarded and when brakes were applied, the aircraft tipped up on its nose, splintering wooden propeller. Additional minor damage included fiberglass cracks in engine cowling and carburator air intake and fiberglass fractures in both main gear wheel pants. Other than a small cut to pilot's hand, there were no other injuries or additional damage. A similar incident occured to this pilot and his home built aircraft during high speed taxi tests after construction completion on oct. 30, 1995. Mr. Greathouse has a & p certificate 2236551 5-19-73.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF RUN, CANOPY OPENED DUE TO LATCH NOT BEING ADEQUATELY SECURED. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO RELATCH CANOPY AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 09 INTO SOFT GROUND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. POWER WAS RETARDED AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE, SPLINTERING WOODEN PROPELLER. ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED FIBERGLASS CRACKS IN ENGINE COWLING AND CARBURATOR AIR INTAKE AND FIBERGLASS FRACTURES IN BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEEL PANTS. OTHER THAN A SMALL CUT TO PILOT'S HAND, THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURED TO THIS PILOT AND HIS HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS AFTER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION ON OCT. 30, 1995. MR. GREATHOUSE HAS A & P CERTIFICATE 2236551 5-19-73.
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