# Incident 20210114000469I: Danila Charles S Sr COZY, Punta Gorda, FL, January 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2021, 10:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9186° N, 81.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUNTA GORDA (PGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9186&lon=-81.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Danila Charles S SR COZY (registry code 05605SV, https://openairdocs.org/model/danila-charles-s-sr-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANILA CHARLES S SR COZY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,815 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210114000469I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 14/2021, AT 10:10 AM EST, N15CZ, A ?DANILA CHARLES S SR? (EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT ? MODEL: COZY),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY OPENING JUST PRIOR TO REACHING LIFTOFF SPEED ON RUNWAY 4 AT PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT (PGD ? PUNTA GORDA, FL) FOR A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. DURING THE PILOT?S ATTEMPT TO REGAIN AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN (COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR) AND SLID TO A STOP IN THE SAND/GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS DAY.

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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