What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During fly over event on 08/18/2017 the aircrafts canopy opened in flight, striking the right side of the fuselage, the right hand flap then traveled aft striking the top of the vertical and rudder. The aircraft declared an emergency, landed without incident at hzy airport which was closed at the time. The rudder was only connected by the lower attach point. Unknown if bird or object struck canopy prior to canopy coming off. At this time the canopy has not been located.
Temporary repairs were made and the aircraft left hzy on 08/23/2017 to 7D9 where completed repairs and paint were made. The aircraft departed 7D9 on 09/24/2017 to home base kosc. The flight was uneventful and went as planned
As the FAA filed it
DURING FLY OVER EVENT ON 08/18/2017 THE AIRCRAFTS CANOPY OPENED IN FLIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT HAND FLAP THEN TRAVELED AFT STRIKING THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL AND RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT HZY AIRPORT WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE RUDDER WAS ONLY CONNECTED BY THE LOWER ATTACH POINT. UNKNOWN IF BIRD OR OBJECT STRUCK CANOPY PRIOR TO CANOPY COMING OFF. AT THIS TIME THE CANOPY HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HZY ON 08/23/2017 TO 7D9 WHERE COMPLETED REPAIRS AND PAINT WERE MADE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 7D9 ON 09/24/2017 TO HOME BASE KOSC. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WENT AS PLANNED
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