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FAA incident report · Sukhoi SU-29 · Arlington, WA · July 7, 2004

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Date
July 7, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N699SU
Reported as
Sukhoi SU29
Reported engine
VEDENY M14P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N699SURegistered now · Sukhoi SU-29S/N 79-04 · Built 1995Airframe modelSukhoi SU-29Engine modelVedeneyev M14PReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Canopy separated from aircraft during "knife edge" flight maneuver during low pass above runway at air show. Canopy lifted and departed to the right contacting the right wing. The pilot's helmet blew off immediately after the canopy departed. The pilot pulled up to gain altitude and immediately returned to the runway to land. Pilot taxied to the performer's staging area. Pilot reported that he was not injured and remained in the area for the remainder of the air show.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CANOPY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING "KNIFE EDGE" FLIGHT MANEUVER DURING LOW PASS ABOVE RUNWAY AT AIR SHOW. CANOPY LIFTED AND DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT'S HELMET BLEW OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CANOPY DEPARTED. THE PILOT PULLED UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY TO LAND. PILOT TAXIED TO THE PERFORMER'S STAGING AREA. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED AND REMAINED IN THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AIR SHOW.