# Accident 20190514004609A: Ryan John Steffey JSX-2, Latrobe, PA, May 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2019, 19:48 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2731° N, 79.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2731&lon=-79.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan John Steffey JSX-2 (registry code 05638AQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-john-steffey-jsx-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: PBS TJ100 (registry code 49601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pbs-tj100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN JOHN STEFFEY JSX-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 6 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190514004609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO LOCK CANOPY. DURING ROTATION, THE CANOPY LIFTED, THE PILOT REACHED UP TO SECURE, AND PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE GEAR.

## 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 GAA19CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA266), May 14, 2019: Ryan John Steffey Subsonex (N224P), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control while attempting to secure the canopy, which opened shortly after takeoff and resulted in the airplane impacting the ground and the main landing gear…

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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