# Accident 20180909013319A: Halladay Roy LOCKHEED T-33/HALLADAY, Broomfield, CO, September 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2018, 12:10 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halladay Roy LOCKHD T-33/HALLADAY (registry code 056090M, https://openairdocs.org/model/halladay-roy-lockhd-t-33-halladay) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison J33-A series (registry code 03007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-j33-a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALLADAY ROY LOCKHEED T-33/HALLADAY
- Reported engine: ALLISON J33-A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA544) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180909013319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA544), Sep 9, 2018: Halladay Roy Lockheed (N514RH), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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