What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During taxi, aircraft conopy became fogged up, pilot released the canopy to reduce fog, once gone, pilot relatched canopy. A/c took off, shortly after take off, canopy bcame unlatched and opended, this casued a lot of tubulence in cokpit, also canopy being up, pilot had no forward visablity. Pilot managered to get a/c around to try landing back on runway, as pilot got aircraft to down for landing due to visiblity of the cnaopy he could not judge the ground, the aircraft landing gear impacted to ground shearing off, a/c slid for about 450 feet on belly and came to rest,
Later it was determined that the dog on board and by leaning up agaist a latch release in the back area, the canopy came un latched and popped open.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAXI, AIRCRAFT CONOPY BECAME FOGGED UP, PILOT RELEASED THE CANOPY TO REDUCE FOG, ONCE GONE, PILOT RELATCHED CANOPY. A/C TOOK OFF, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, CANOPY BCAME UNLATCHED AND OPENDED, THIS CASUED A LOT OF TUBULENCE IN COKPIT, ALSO CANOPY BEING UP, PILOT HAD NO FORWARD VISABLITY. PILOT MANAGERED TO GET A/C AROUND TO TRY LANDING BACK ON RUNWAY, AS PILOT GOT AIRCRAFT TO DOWN FOR LANDING DUE TO VISIBLITY OF THE CNAOPY HE COULD NOT JUDGE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED TO GROUND SHEARING OFF, A/C SLID FOR ABOUT 450 FEET ON BELLY AND CAME TO REST,
LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOG ON BOARD AND BY LEANING UP AGAIST A LATCH RELEASE IN THE BACK AREA, THE CANOPY CAME UN LATCHED AND POPPED OPEN.
NTSB investigation
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