What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 19, 2002 N9B a sonerai, lts serial #1 piloted by david bilgri certificate #335406775 was departing Dodge county, Juneau, WI for a local flight. While on the take off roll the aircraft canopy came open. The canopy was not properly closed (according to the pilot). The canopy extended to the full open position to the right. While doing so it created an extreme amount of drag and interruption of the airflow, causing the aircraft to enter a stalled condition. The pilot applied stall recovery procedures at 200 feet while in a right hand turn cross wind of runway 8. After the recovery the aircraft did not have adequate altitude to clear terrain. The aircraft impacted the terrain suffering substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 19, 2002 N9B A SONERAI, LTS SERIAL #1 PILOTED BY DAVID BILGRI CERTIFICATE #335406775 WAS DEPARTING DODGE COUNTY, JUNEAU, WI FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WHILE ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY CAME OPEN. THE CANOPY WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED (ACCORDING TO THE PILOT). THE CANOPY EXTENDED TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION TO THE RIGHT. WHILE DOING SO IT CREATED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DRAG AND INTERRUPTION OF THE AIRFLOW, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALLED CONDITION. THE PILOT APPLIED STALL RECOVERY PROCEDURES AT 200 FEET WHILE IN A RIGHT HAND TURN CROSS WIND OF RUNWAY 8. AFTER THE RECOVERY THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SUFFERING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.