# Incident 20040616011679I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Fallbrook, CA, June 16, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook Community Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3547° N, 117.2503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALLBROOK COMMUNITY AIRPARK (L18), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3547&lon=-117.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III (registry code 056056N, https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-craig-w-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616011679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ACFT ON VFR ENROUTE FROM SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (MIT) TO PALOMAR AIRPORT (CRQ). ON DESCENT TO CRQ AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 FT. AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 200 KNOTS WHEN R/H CANOPY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. PILOT SLOWED ACFT DOWN AND PERFORMED A CONTROLLIBILITY CHECK TO ENSURE DEPARTING CANOPY DID NOT DAMAGE ANY FLIGHT CONTROLS. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE TO CRQ. ACFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DEPARTING CANOPY DID NOT CAUSE ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS CANOPY DEPARTED ACFT BECAUSE THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER SIDE) CANOPY LATCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N17S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110903019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903019789A), Sep 3, 2011: Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III (N17S), Kanab, UT, Substantial damage. On approach to Kanab, runway one, when the pilot touched down he noticed a vibration and the aircraft veered to the left. The aircraft left the runway and came…
- [Incident 19980421009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980421009839I), Apr 21, 1998: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N17S), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 21, 1998, Mr. Craig w. williams, pilot in command of glassair hombuilt N17S, departed crq on a repositioning flight. Following take off the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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