# Incident 20080520838419I: Scwzer SA238B, Fort Worth, TX, May 20, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2101J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101J-2013-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SA2-38B (registry code 8059002, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sa2-38b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2 (registry code 54033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-b17f-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SA238B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,110 total, 12 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520838419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 20, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT, A TWIN ENGINE SCHWEIZER MODEL SA2-38B, OWNED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 2300 HORIZON DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76177, DURING TAKEOFF ON A PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE LEFT CANOPY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE AFT PROPELLER, TAIL BOOM AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT (KAFW) AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CDT.  THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2101J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070517016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070517016059I), May 17, 2007: Scwzer SA238B (N2101J), Elmira/Corning, NY, Minor damage. (-23)On may 17, 2007 while landing in VMC conditions this experimental aircraft experienced a hard landing. After the first bounce on the runway the pilot…

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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