What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Canopy came off on final. Added power but settled into trees. Crashed inverted. Should be capable make runway. (.4)the pilot forgot to latch the canopy closed prior to takeoff. After takeoff he entered the pattern to return for a landing. While on final approach the canopy opened and stayed on the aircraft in the full open position. The aircraft would not maintain altitude with full engine power and settled into trees and crashed. After the accident the canopy unlocked light was still illuminated and the canopy latches were found in the open position. (-23)incident pilot is a student pilot privacy data omitted who was on a solo flight in the traffic pattern at Concord regional airport (jqf). On final approach for an intended touch-and-go landing, the canopy came open and remained attached tot he aricraft in the full open position. The pilot applied full power, but the aircraft continued to descend and contacted trees approximately 1/4 mile from the end of the runway, then rolled to an inverted altitude and impacted the ground. After the aircraft came to rest, the pilot crawled out of the aircraft through the space between the cano py sill and the ground. Pilot commented of having sore neck and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
As the FAA filed it
CANOPY CAME OFF ON FINAL. ADDED POWER BUT SETTLED INTO TREES. CRASHED INVERTED. SHOULD BE CAPABLE MAKE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT FORGOT TO LATCH THE CANOPY CLOSED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF HE ENTERED THE PATTERN TO RETURN FOR A LANDING. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE CANOPY OPENED AND STAYED ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH FULL ENGINE POWER AND SETTLED INTO TREES AND CRASHED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CANOPY UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE CANOPY LATCHES WERE FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION. (-23)INCIDENT PILOT IS A STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (JQF). ON FINAL APPROACH FOR AN INTENDED TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AND REMAINED ATTACHED TOT HE ARICRAFT IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND CONTACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN ROLLED TO AN INVERTED ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE PILOT CRAWLED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CANO PY SILL AND THE GROUND. PILOT COMMENTED OF HAVING SORE NECK AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
NTSB investigation
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