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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr LONG-EZ · Brooksville, FL · February 11, 1999

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Date
February 11, 1999 · 12:35 local
Place
Brooksville, FL
Airport
Pilot Country Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96LH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA077
Reported as
Amtr Longez
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
406 total205 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N96LHRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2000 · Harvard Lee S LONG-EZS/N 001Airframe modelHarvard Lee S LONG-EZ

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot aborted take-off due to the canopy latch not functioning, and the acft crashed. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on February 11, 1999, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a lee s. harvard long-ez, N96LH, nosed over during an aborted takeoff following the canopy coming open, at Pilot Country Airport, spring hill, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated Pilot received serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The Pilot stated ot sheriff's department deputies that during takeoff, the canopy came open because he forgot to latch it. He aborted the takeoff and lost directional control. The aircraft went off the right side of the runway and collided with a small ditch at which time it nosed over. (.4) on February 11, 1999, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a lee s. harvard long-ez, N96LH, nosed over during an aborted takeoff following the canopy coming opern, at Pilot Country Airport, spring hill, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated Pilot received serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The Pilot stated he taxied to runway 36 and while holding short of the runway he adjusted his headphones, seat belts, and instruments, and performed the before takeoff checklist. He then transmitted on the UNICOM frequency that he was departing on runway 36. After taxiing onto the runway he performed a magneto check and then applied full power. About 1/3 of the way down the runway he noticed that the canopy might not be closed. He aborted the takeoff and about 3/4 of the way down the runway the wheel brakes became ineffective. He turned off the runway into the grass in an attempt to slow the aircraft. The main landing gear appeared to "grab the ground" and the aircraft turned and then rolled to an inverted position and came to rest on the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF DUE TO THE CANOPY LATCH NOT FUNCTIONING, AND THE ACFT CRASHED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 11, 1999, ABOUT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LEE S. HARVARD LONG-EZ, N96LH, NOSED OVER DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FOLLOWING THE CANOPY COMING OPEN, AT PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT, SPRING HILL, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED OT SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DEPUTIES THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE CANOPY CAME OPEN BECAUSE HE FORGOT TO LATCH IT. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SMALL DITCH AT WHICH TIME IT NOSED OVER. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 11, 1999, ABOUT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LEE S. HARVARD LONG-EZ, N96LH, NOSED OVER DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FOLLOWING THE CANOPY COMING OPERN, AT PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT, SPRING HILL, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 36 AND WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY HE ADJUSTED HIS HEADPHONES, SEAT BELTS, AND INSTRUMENTS, AND PERFORMED THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST. HE THEN TRANSMITTED ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 36. AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE RUNWAY HE PERFORMED A MAGNETO CHECK AND THEN APPLIED FULL POWER. ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY HE NOTICED THAT THE CANOPY MIGHT NOT BE CLOSED. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE WHEEL BRAKES BECAME INEFFECTIVE. HE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO "GRAB THE GROUND" AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AND THEN ROLLED TO AN INVERTED POSITION AND CAME TO REST ON THE TAXIWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA077Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpring Hill, FLThe failure of the pilot to insure the canopy was closed prior to takeoff resulting in an aborted takeoff, overheating of the brakes, and a roll over when the aircraft was turned off the runway into the grass in an attempt to stop.Feb 11, 1999 · Substantial damage