What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2009 about 1740 PDT at Arlington airport, WA, the pilot and owner of an wieland vari-eze aircraft N5WZ, sn 530 removed the aircraft from a hanger for an engine test run. He ran the engine and wanted to conduct a high speed taxi. The pilot taxied to runway 34 and he set the throttles to 60 percent. Immediately after starting the high speed taxi, the left hand canopy opened and the aircraft started to turn. The pilot grabbed the throttles with his right hand and pulled them back to idle and with his left hand grabbed the canopy. The aircraft turned sideways from the speed of the taxi and side loading from the canopy. The aircraft slid off the runway with the main gear then collapsing. The pilot got out of the aircraft and noticed smoke coming from the aircraft. The aircraft was then consumed by fire and was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 ABOUT 1740 PDT AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT, WA, THE PILOT AND OWNER OF AN WIELAND VARI-EZE AIRCRAFT N5WZ, SN 530 REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A HANGER FOR AN ENGINE TEST RUN. HE RAN THE ENGINE AND WANTED TO CONDUCT A HIGH SPEED TAXI. THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 34 AND HE SET THE THROTTLES TO 60 PERCENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE HIGH SPEED TAXI, THE LEFT HAND CANOPY OPENED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN. THE PILOT GRABBED THE THROTTLES WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PULLED THEM BACK TO IDLE AND WITH HIS LEFT HAND GRABBED THE CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SIDEWAYS FROM THE SPEED OF THE TAXI AND SIDE LOADING FROM THE CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN GEAR THEN COLLAPSING. THE PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CONSUMED BY FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.
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