# Incident 20151212021359I: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L, Westfield, MA, December 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2015, 14:50 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151212021359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLOSED CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKE OFF,  UPON ADVANCING THE THROTTLE, THE CANOPY FLEW OPEN DAMAGING THE CANOPY.

## Other reports on N52NL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210102001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210102001589A), Jan 2, 2021: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L (N52NL), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. On January 02, 2021 at approximately 16:15, N52NL entered into a partial ground loop during landing rollout. This caused the left landing gear to collapse and…

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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