20081112851449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bedeja BD-17 · Mansfield, OH · November 12, 2008

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Date: November 12, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place: Mansfield, OH
Airport: Mansfield Lahm Regional
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N170BD
Reported as: Bedeja BD17
Reported engine: HKSAVI HKS700E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N170BDRegistered now · Bede James R BD-17S/N 002 Airframe modelBede James R BD-17 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) After takeoff from MFD at 4500 MSL canopy swung open. Pilot could not close canopy due to aerodynamic pressure. Drag created by open canopy caused aircraft to loose airspeed. Pilot attempted to return to MFD but landed in an open field approx 7.5 mi sw of airfield. Landing gear sheared off and propeller shattered upon contact with ground. Un-injured pilot evacuated aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MFD AT 4500 MSL CANOPY SWUNG OPEN. PILOT COULD NOT CLOSE CANOPY DUE TO AERODYNAMIC PRESSURE. DRAG CREATED BY OPEN CANOPY CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE AIRSPEED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO MFD BUT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROX 7.5 MI SW OF AIRFIELD. LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND PROPELLER SHATTERED UPON CONTACT WITH GROUND. UN-INJURED PILOT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.