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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Halladay Roy Lockheed T-33/Halladay · Broomfield, CO · September 9, 2018

Date: September 9, 2018 · 12:10 local
Place: Broomfield, CO
Airport: Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N514RH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA544
Reported as: Halladay Roy Lockheed T-33/Halladay
Reported engine: Allison J33-A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total

N514RHRegistered now · Halladay Roy LOCKHD T-33/HALLADAYS/N 001 · Built 2000 Airframe modelHalladay Roy LOCKHD T-33/HALLADAY Engine modelAllison J33-A seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 09/09/2018 at 1210 MDT, N514RH, a Lockheed T33 experimental exhabition airplane had it's canopy depart the aircraft and strike the vertical fin and rudder on landing rollout at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (bjc). The aircraft damage was determined to be substantial. The weather at the time was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/09/2018 AT 1210 MDT, N514RH, A LOCKHEED T33 EXPERIMENTAL EXHABITION AIRPLANE HAD IT'S CANOPY DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND STRIKE THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT (BJC). THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA544Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDenver, COThe pilot's failure to verify that the emergency canopy release was in the correct position when opening the canopy during landing, which resulted in the canopy separating from the airplane and subsequently impacting the empennage.Sep 9, 2018 · Substantial damage