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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Extra EA300 · Long Beach, CA · May 11, 2006

Date: May 11, 2006 · 17:10 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N300EM
Reported as: Extra EA300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,024 total546 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilots statement, during takeoff at lgb airport, runway 25R, after liftoff at approximately 100 KTS. The canopy blew open, pivoted over and hit the right wing upper surface, and the plexiglass violently broke apart. The aircraft pitched down and hit the runway, breaking the right MLG off at the fuselage. After bouncing back into the air, the throttle was back and an attempt was made to keep the aircraft straight. The drag of the right MLG and the right wingtip caused the aircraft to veer to the right off of the runway into the weeds. The aircraft stopped on the perimeter road. The prop tips were shredded. There were no injuries, the tower was informed that he was "ok" and there was debris on the runway. He indicated that he had checked the canopy lock three times prior to takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT, DURING TAKEOFF AT LGB AIRPORT, RUNWAY 25R, AFTER LIFTOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KTS. THE CANOPY BLEW OPEN, PIVOTED OVER AND HIT THE RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE, AND THE PLEXIGLASS VIOLENTLY BROKE APART. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND HIT THE RUNWAY, BREAKING THE RIGHT MLG OFF AT THE FUSELAGE. AFTER BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR, THE THROTTLE WAS BACK AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. THE DRAG OF THE RIGHT MLG AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE WEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE PERIMETER ROAD. THE PROP TIPS WERE SHREDDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE TOWER WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS "OK" AND THERE WAS DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE CANOPY LOCK THREE TIMES PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.