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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Taft, LA · August 24, 2009

Date: August 24, 2009 · 12:00 local
Place: Taft, LA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49659
Reported as: Boeing A75N1PT17
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N49659Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-4506 · Built 1943 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was performing a high speed taxi's on a grass runway (with no intent to fly). On his pass back to the maintenance hangar, as per conversations with a st charles deputy, it was revealed that a cockpit canopy cover was laying loose in the front cockpit, apparently the cover flew out and landed on the pilot sitting in the rear cockpit, which in turn the pilot lost control.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI'S ON A GRASS RUNWAY (WITH NO INTENT TO FLY). ON HIS PASS BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR, AS PER CONVERSATIONS WITH A ST CHARLES DEPUTY, IT WAS REVEALED THAT A COCKPIT CANOPY COVER WAS LAYING LOOSE IN THE FRONT COCKPIT, APPARENTLY THE COVER FLEW OUT AND LANDED ON THE PILOT SITTING IN THE REAR COCKPIT, WHICH IN TURN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL.