What happened
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(-23) Pilot took off for leesburg airport and while climbing at about 300', the canopy opened in flight causing his head set to detach. Pilot was unable to call the tower and declare emergency since he could not close the canopy in flight. Pilot stated he left the nose landing gear retracted when he landed. Once on the ground the aircraft made contact with a barricade used on the closed runway 13. There was minor damage to the nose landing gear and door along with the nose section. There was minor damage to the left main landing pant and the wood propeller was cracked. Pilot admits he forgot to latch the canopy closed prior to taking off.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FOR LEESBURG AIRPORT AND WHILE CLIMBING AT ABOUT 300', THE CANOPY OPENED IN FLIGHT CAUSING HIS HEAD SET TO DETACH. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CALL THE TOWER AND DECLARE EMERGENCY SINCE HE COULD NOT CLOSE THE CANOPY IN FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE LEFT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WHEN HE LANDED. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A BARRICADE USED ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY 13. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DOOR ALONG WITH THE NOSE SECTION. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING PANT AND THE WOOD PROPELLER WAS CRACKED. PILOT ADMITS HE FORGOT TO LATCH THE CANOPY CLOSED PRIOR TO TAKING OFF.
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