# Accident 20151027019259A: Philip D Anderson 601XL, Hemet, CA, October 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2015, 11:13 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7339° N, 117.0225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7339&lon=-117.0225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N467SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Philip D Anderson 601XL (registry code 05631VO, https://openairdocs.org/model/philip-d-anderson-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHILIP D ANDERSON 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 72 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151027019259A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 28 AT THE HEMET, CA AIRPORT (HMT), THE CANOPY POPPED OPEN AND BEGAN ?FLOPPING? UP AND DOWN DUE TO NOT BEING PLACED IN LOCK POSITION PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.  WITH THE CANOPY MOVING UP AND DOWN, THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED AND THAT HE OVER CORRECTED WHILE TRYING TO LAND.   THE PILOT STATES THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND FROM APPROXIMATELY 40-60 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA032), Oct 27, 2015: Philip D Anderson 601 (N467SD), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to secure the canopy…

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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