# Incident 20041217032359I: Amtr ALARUSCH2T, Jean, NV, December 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0300° N, 115.5994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-115.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ALARUSCH2T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041217032359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO A PERSPECTIVE BUYER WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET, IN A 30 DEGREE LEFT BANK AT 75 KIAS WHEN THE LEFT CANOPY DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE. DURING IT'S DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPLANE, THE CANOPY STRUCK THE LEFT SHOULDER AREA OF THE PASSENGER, RIPPED A NYLON RETAINING STRAP FROM THE COMPOSITE FIBER COCKPIT FRAME WORK, AND THEN CAUSED MINOR SCRATCHES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PAINTED AIRCRAFT NUMBERS. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO ANY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE. THE CANOPY LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM WAS STILL IN THE LATCHED DOWN POSITION AND WITHIN THE DOOR FRAME WORK. (-23 AMENDMENT) NOTE: PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS TENDON DAMAGE TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA083), Dec 17, 2004: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH-2000 (N285AM), Jean, NV, minor damage. Probable cause: an in-flight separation of the left cockpit door due to the failure of the hinges from repeated exposure to wind or propeller slip stream forces while in the open position. The hinge failures were…

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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