# Incident 20070721825879I: Amtr CH601HD, Rochester, IN, July 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2007, 15:55 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0655° N, 86.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (RCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0655&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Applefeld Gerald A ZODIAC CH 601 HD (registry code 05615ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/applefeld-gerald-a-zodiac-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 166 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070721825879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND PASSENGER MADE A FULL STOP LANDING AT FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT TO REFUEL. AFTER REFUELING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER TAXIED TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11 AND STARTED THEIR TAKE-OFF ROLL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE GROUND TO AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 8-10' WHEN THE CANOPY SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN. THE SUDDEN OPENING IN THE SLIPSTREAM RESULTED IN THE CANOPY SLAMMING AGAINST THE FUSELAGE SHATTERING THE CANOPY. THE PASSENGER (PILOT'S WIFE) SAID THAT HER HUSBAND ABRUPTLY PUSHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD SEVERELY BENDING THE NOSE GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE, SPLINTERING THE WOODEN PROP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD A PRE-TAKEOFF PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE CANOPY AND THAT HE DID CHECK TO SEE THAT IT WAS LATCHED. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE TWO PINS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LATCH, ONE FORWARD AND ONE AFT. HE SAID THAT HE MIGHT NOT HAVE VISUALLY INSURED THAT THE AFT PIN WAS SECURED PROPERLY.

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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