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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hubbel Prescottpush · Columbus, OH · June 24, 2009

Date: June 24, 2009 · 10:20 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Rickenbacker International
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N19PP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA386
Reported as: Hubbel Prescottpush
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total65 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N19PPRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2012 · Hubbell Wheeler L MD PRESCOTT PUSHERS/N 09 · Built 1990 Airframe modelHubbell Wheeler L MD PRESCOTT PUSHER Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that while on descent into klck from 6500 ft MSL to 1500 ft MSL the left hand leading edge of the canopy door started to flutter followed by the canopy door separating from the aircraft. The door made contact with the propelle causing separation and engine failure. The aircraft landed in a wheat field (N3946.680 W082.53.087) and sustained substantial damage upon touchdown. The left main gear collapsed inward and the left wing was damaged from approximately the midpoint outward.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON DESCENT INTO KLCK FROM 6500 FT MSL TO 1500 FT MSL THE LEFT HAND LEADING EDGE OF THE CANOPY DOOR STARTED TO FLUTTER FOLLOWED BY THE CANOPY DOOR SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLE CAUSING SEPARATION AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD (N3946.680 W082.53.087) AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED INWARD AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED FROM APPROXIMATELY THE MIDPOINT OUTWARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA386Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAshville, OHA partial loss of engine power due to propeller damage from being struck by the cabin-entry door, which inadvertently opened and departed the airframe for undetermined reasons during flight.Jun 24, 2009 · Substantial damage