# Accident 20180413003649A: Page Russell L LONG-EZ, Wakefield, VA, April 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2018, 13:45 local time
- Place: Wakefield, VA
- Airport: Wakefield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9872° N, 77.0011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9872&lon=-77.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RP-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Page Russell L LONG-EZ (registry code 056097M, https://openairdocs.org/model/page-russell-l-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAGE RUSSELL L LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180413003649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED UPON DEPARTING RUNWAY 20 AT WAKEFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AKQ)AND WHILE IN THE CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT'S CANOPY OPENED.  THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE CANOPY DOWN BUT WAS UNABLE.  HE CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN TO RETURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20.  HE HELD HIS HAND OVER HIS FACE TO ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WIND.  WHILE ON FINAL, HE STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE WIND.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING THE RUNWAY AT TOO LOW OF AN ALTITUDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE.   THE IMPACT FROM THE FENCE CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO SHEER OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRPLANE THEN LANDED ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, BELLY, AND PROPELLER.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 GAA18CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA215), Apr 13, 2018: Page Russell L Long EZ (N27RP), Wakefield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the canopy before flight, which resulted in the airplane striking a fence during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the Before…

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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